2025 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

If you pursue a associate degree in design & applied arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for design & applied arts students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 108 associate degrees in design & applied arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for design & applied arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for design & applied arts students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Nebraska

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in design & applied arts.

Top Nebraska Schools for an Associate in Design

1

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE

64 Annual Graduates

$29,902 Median Starting Salary

Metropolitan Community College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in design & applied arts. MCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Omaha.

Students who graduate with their associate from the design program report average early career earnings of $29,902.

More information about a associate in design & applied arts from Metropolitan Community College

2

Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in design & applied arts needs to take a look at Northeast Community College. Northeast is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Norfolk.More information about a associate in design & applied arts from Northeast Community College

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	164
Kansas	146	85
Missouri	117	75
Iowa	116	90
South Dakota	93	6
North Dakota	92	14

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Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	52
Graphic Design	28
Interior Design	18
Commercial Photography	6
Fashion Design	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	28
Fine & Studio Arts	12
Drama & Theater Arts	5
Arts & Media Management	2
Other Visual Art	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.