2025 Best Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Painting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #357 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in painting during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on painting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of painting students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized painting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for painting students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Painting in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in painting.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Painting

1

Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO

21 Annual Graduates

Kansas City Art Institute is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in painting. Kansas City Art Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.More information about a bachelor’s in painting from Kansas City Art Institute

2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN

12 Annual Graduates

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in painting. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in painting from Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Best Painting Colleges by State

Explore the best painting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	25
Minnesota	446	12
Iowa	403	3
Kansas	352	0

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Painting Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Painting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	570
Fine Arts	521
Art History	141
Intermedia/Multimedia	23
Sculpture	16
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	11
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	10
Printmaking	7
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.