2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,979 people earned a degree or certificate in design and applied arts, making the major the #91 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking. This report analyzed 104 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the United States
Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Design & Applied Arts Schools
Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for design and applied arts students. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.
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The excellent programs at Atlantic University College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Guaynabo, Atlantic University College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic University College are $6,510 per year.
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Out of the 104 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in tuition and fees each year.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value design and applied arts programs. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Bloomsburg undergraduate students pay an average of $22,806 in tuition and fees each year.
Marywood University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
Marywood undergraduate students pay an average of $37,284 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
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University of Delaware ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking.
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Mississippi College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #11 on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MC are $20,364 per year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #12 on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Illinois Institute of Technology Report
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools ranking.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value design and applied arts programs. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.
UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $25,966 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #15, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown, PA |
| 17 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 18 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH |
| 19 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 20 | Mercyhurst University | Erie, PA |
Design & Applied Arts by Region
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Design
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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