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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,180 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 16 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #133 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Indiana to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ball State is ranked #5 for overall quality for design in Indiana.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Ball State University Report

$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
$58,843 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Indiana. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Indiana list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Notre Dame Report

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 48
Illinois 75
Ohio 103
Wisconsin 3

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 4 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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