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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

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

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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 city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Ball State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 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 Master’s Degree 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 Colleges 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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