2026 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Alabama
[Other Design & Applied Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/design-and-applied-arts-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other design & applied arts education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for other design & applied arts students.
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2026 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Alabama
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other design & applied arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools
Auburn University earned the #1 spot for value among other design & applied arts schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $12,890 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $34,922. Typical student debt for other design & applied arts graduates is $26,000. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates of Auburn University earn a median of $46,585 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. Roughly 46% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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