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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,428 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #64 most popular major in Ohio with 103 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Ohio 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design majors pursuing a .

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for design and applied arts students. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BGSU are $13,061 a year.

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$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $16,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC are $11,777 a year.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for design and applied arts students. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Kent State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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
Indiana 16
Wisconsin 3

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 5 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).

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