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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,213 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #101 most popular major in Alabama.

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.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama

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

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

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

Auburn also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Auburn University Report

#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Alabama. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 a year.

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

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 113
Florida 106
Georgia 259
North Carolina 22
Tennessee 1
Kentucky 2
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 0

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 2 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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