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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Industrial Design is the 290th most popular major in the country with 1,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial design program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree product design students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s product design degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University also took the #4 spot 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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s product design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s product design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree product design students with aid list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Design at Pratt Institute - Main

#4

The New School

New York, New York
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #4 spot on the list. The New School 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.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Design at The New School

#5

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s product design students in 2019-2020.

UArts also made our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UArts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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