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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,879 people earned their degree in industrial design, making the major the 290th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 410 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in industrial design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial design 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 industrial design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree product design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree product design students whose families make $30-$48k list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s product design degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442.

Read more about Industrial Design at RIT

#3

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226.

Full Pratt Institute Industrial Design Report

#4

The New School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree product design students whose families make $30-$48k list, New School University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642.

Read more about Industrial Design at The New School

#5

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of the Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of the Arts is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.

UArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Design at UArts

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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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