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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

3 Colleges
353 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,750 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IowaIn <nil>, 353 bachelor's degrees were awarded to design & applied arts students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state. This means that 1.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great design & applied arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Iowa State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Iowa that are best for non-traditional design & applied arts students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. Iowa State also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Iowa list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.

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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

Grand View University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Grand View University has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Iowa ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 478 students take at least one class online at Grand View University. 259 students are part time.

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University of Northern Iowa landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UNI not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Iowa list.

About 1.1% of UNI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. 1,478 students are part time.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Northern Iowa Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 342
Minnesota 351
Kansas 137
Nebraska 119
North Dakota 22
South Dakota 51

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.

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