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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$24,361 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the design graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bloomsburg are $16,731 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercyhurst are $17,043 a year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Mercyhurst University Report

Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Michigan State University Report

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, KU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CSUMB graduate students pay an average of $18,156 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Monterey Bay Report

Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Florida International University

Design & Applied Arts by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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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