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Design Schools in Kansas City

Kansas City, MO (population: 454,520) has seven design schools within its city limits. University of Missouri-Kansas City, the highest ranked school in the city with a design program, has a total student population of 14,799. It is the 2423rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 77th highest in the state of Missouri (#1 is Webster University).

Design students from Kansas City 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 City-KS area alone, there are 370 employed floral designers earning an average salary of $24,750. Interior designers in this area earn $50,730/yr and there are 340 employed.

Kansas City lies in Jackson county, which is one of the 39 counties in Missouri. Overall, the Kansas City-KS area has 988,100 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $20.79/hr average worker wage, and a $43,240 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.344 out of every 1000 jobs in Kansas City are held by interior designers, and 0.372/1000 are held by floral designers.

Of the 7 design schools in Kansas City, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, DeVry University-Missouri comes out as the most expensive ($26,101/yr) for design students, with Vatterott College as the lowest, reported at only $15,149/yr.

Design Programs in Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

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

  Levels offered: Masters

Kansas City Art Institute

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DeVry University-Missouri

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Vatterott College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Kansas City

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

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of Phoenix-Kansas City Campus

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Notable Restaurants:

• Princess Garden Chinese Restaurant »
• Olive Garden Italian Restaurant »
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City Landmarks & Places to visit:

• Arthur Bryant's Barbeque‎ »
• Museum at Liberty Memorial »
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Top Industries / Businesses:

• Keystone Automotive Industries
• Wagner Industries
• Vocational Rehabilitation

Kansas City City Parks:

• Loose Park
• Blue Valley Park
• Swope Park

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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