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Design Schools in Kansas

Kansas contains 30 schools that offer design programs. Southwestern College, the highest-ranking design school in KS, has a total student population of 1,810 and is the 553rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 30 design schools in Kansas, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institutes International–Kansas City comes out as the most expensive ($35,813/yr), with Cloud County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,858/yr.

Design students from Kansas schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kansas alone, there are 500 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $22,100. Interior designers in this state earn $45,730/yr and there are 270 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from design, there are 2989 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,054, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Kansas

Southwestern College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Kaw Area Technical School

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Kansas State University

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northwest Kansas Technical College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Pittsburg State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Salina Area Technical College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tabor College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fort Hays State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

MidAmerica Nazarene University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wichita State University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Emporia State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Washburn University

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Wichita Area Technical College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Manhattan Area Technical College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Seward County Community College and Area Technical School

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

McPherson College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Garden City Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Hutchinson Community College

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Barton County Community College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Independence Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Cloud County Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Butler Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Dodge City Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Labette Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Brown Mackie College-Salina

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Kansas City Kansas Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Johnson County Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

National American University-Overland Park

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institutes International–Kansas City

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Wichita

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Kansas Interesting Facts

• A ball of twine in Cawker City measures over 38' in circumference and weighs more than 16,750 pounds and is still growing.
• A grain elevator in Hutchinson is 1/2 mile long and holds 46 million bushels in its 1,000 bins.
• South of Ashland the Rock Island Bridge is the longest railroad bridge of its kind. It measures 1,200 feet long and is 100 feet above the Cimarron River.
• At Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine waterbeds for horses are used in surgery.
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See Also

• Design Information
• Salary Details for an Architecture Designer
• Online Design Schools
• Online Design Programs
• Online Design Courses
• Online Design Certifications

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