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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,014 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 51 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #136 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH are $9,727 a year.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of North Texas Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Texas. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas State are $9,060 a year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 36
Oklahoma 4

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).

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