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2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Design & Applied Arts is the 407th most popular major in the country with 1,209 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 89 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in other design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other design and applied arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 6 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Purdue has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other design and applied arts students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Other Design & Applied Arts Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, UW - Stout has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stout are $16,851.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Other Design & Applied Arts Report

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris State University are $7,908, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s other design and applied arts students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Other Design & Applied Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 10 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, UC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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#7

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, College for Creative Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. CCS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCS also made our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCS are $49,655.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, School of the Art Institute of Chicago has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Other Design & Applied Arts Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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