2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 281 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 33 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other design and applied arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s other design and applied arts students in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Design & Applied Arts at UCLA

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944.

Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at San Francisco State University

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UO Other Design & Applied Arts Report

#4

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s other design and applied arts students in 2019-2020.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772.

Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)

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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