2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in South Dakota

Design & Applied Arts is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in design matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in South Dakota ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality design and applied arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for design and applied arts.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Design Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

$34,100 Median Salary

South Dakota State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in South Dakota.

There were approximately 20 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the design program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,100.

More information about a bachelor’s in design and applied arts from South Dakota State University

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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SD

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts has to check out Black Hills State University. BHSU is a small public university located in the distant town of Spearfish. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in South Dakota.

There were roughly 12 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at BHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in design and applied arts from Black Hills State University

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northern State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in design and applied arts in South Dakota. More information about a bachelor’s in design and applied arts from Northern State University

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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in design and applied arts has to check out Dakota Wesleyan University. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in design and applied arts from Dakota Wesleyan University

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	217	322
Minnesota	210	338
Iowa	193	370
Kansas	175	133
Nebraska	174	104
North Dakota	141	24

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Rankings in Majors Related to Design

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

Design Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	16
Interior Design	13
Commercial & Advertising Art	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	49
Drama & Theater Arts	32
Music	18
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2
General Visual & Performing Arts	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.