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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$27,539 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 207 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #33 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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

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

Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore County to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $14,814 per year.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UB are $15,764 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. MICA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MICA are $52,040 per year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 380
Pennsylvania 77
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 3 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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