2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #91 most popular major in the country with 1,979 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for design in the Southwest Region .
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 51 |
| Arizona | 36 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
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 8 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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