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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,900 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,459 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $24,980 per year.

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

#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Denver Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 5
Utah 0
Idaho 3

More Design & Applied Arts Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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