by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,225 people earned their degree in digital arts, making the major the 233rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 168 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 120 digital arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in digital arts. That schools that top this list have a program in digital arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree art & technology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany College Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethany College Kansas is located in Lindsborg, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 37 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwestern College is located in Winfield, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Fontbonne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Fontbonne University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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With a ranking of #11, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s art and technology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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McPherson College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s art and technology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Webster University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Art & Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s art and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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