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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Plains States Region

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40 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region

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Painting is the 517th most popular major in the country with 646 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 43 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in painting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their painting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 8 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Plains States Region

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Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City Art Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region. Kansas City Art Institute is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region list. Hard Work U is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Painting at Hard Work U

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Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Ambrose University is a small school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 2 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Ambrose University Painting Report

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #5 spot on the list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Drake Painting Report

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Painting at WUSTL

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Tabor College
Hillsboro, Kansas

Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tabor College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tabor Painting Report

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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri

With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Columbia College Missouri Painting Report

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