2024 Best Painting Schools in the Plains States Region
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Colleges in the Plains States Region
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Painting Degrees Awarded
A degree in
painting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #517 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for painting students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 degrees in painting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Painting School
Your choice of painting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Painting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Painting Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Painting Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Painting in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the painting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Painting
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MO
It is difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in painting. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 painting students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Washington University in St Louis
Every student pursuing a degree in painting has to check out Kansas City Art Institute. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 21 painting students who graduated with this degree at Kansas City Art Institute in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Kansas City Art Institute
It is hard to beat Minneapolis College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a degree in painting. MCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis.
There were about 12 painting students who graduated with this degree at MCAD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IA
It is difficult to beat Drake University if you want to pursue a degree in painting. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 1 painting students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Drake University
Any student pursuing a degree in painting needs to look into Wichita State University. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This university ranks 6th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.More information about a degree in painting from Wichita State University
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