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Best Industrial Design Schools Near Lees Summit, MO (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lees Summit, Missouri has 1 accredited school offering industrial design programs. Lees Summit has a population of about 89,467. In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the top-earning industrial design-related role is Architectural and Engineering Managers at a median $162,680 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Industrial Design Schools to Lees Summit
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer industrial design programs near Lees Summit, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lees Summit city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Lees Summit.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Lees Summit is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (BLS area code 28140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Missouri statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$80,450
Kansas City, MO-KS
$86,973
Industrial Engineers
$100,480
Kansas City, MO-KS
$108,627
Graphic Designers
$59,990
Kansas City, MO-KS
$64,854
Mechanical Drafters
$76,340
Kansas City, MO-KS
$82,530
Interior Designers
$65,160
Kansas City, MO-KS
$70,443
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$162,680
Kansas City, MO-KS
$175,870
Set and Exhibit Designers
$53,310
Kansas City, MO-KS
$57,632
Mechanical Engineers
$99,630
Kansas City, MO-KS
$107,708
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Lees Summit at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Lees Summit-Area Cities With Industrial Design Programs
How many accredited industrial design schools are near Lees Summit, MO?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering industrial design programs near Lees Summit. The closest is Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, MO (14.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Kansas City Art Institute (14.0 miles).
What are the highest-paying industrial design roles near Lees Summit?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying industrial design-related roles near Lees Summit are: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($162,680), Industrial Engineers ($100,480), Mechanical Engineers ($99,630). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Missouri statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Raytown instead of Lees Summit?
Raytown, MO is 6.9 miles from Lees Summit and has its own set of local industrial design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
