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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$34,985 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #91 in the country. In fact 1,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found Marywood University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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 University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Kutztown University graduate students pay an average of $16,997 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The American University also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon University Report

With a ranking of #8, Fashion Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIT SUNY are $24,209 a year.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.

Syracuse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at George Washington University Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 380
Pennsylvania 77
Maryland 207
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 33
Delaware 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 20 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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