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2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 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 304th most popular major in the country with 1,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 395 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial design 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 Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Industrial Design in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,389 for middle atlantic region product design students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Fashion Institute of Technology Industrial Design Report

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LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, New York

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Long Island City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s product design degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $7,444 for middle atlantic region product design students with aid.

Read more about Industrial Design at LaGuardia Community College

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Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 10 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.

Montclair State also made our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $17,381 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid per year to attend Montclair State.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Montclair State Industrial Design Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 11 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NJIT is $18,582 for middle atlantic region product design students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Kean University
Union, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s product design degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region product design students with aid list, Kean has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kean is $18,191 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid.

Full Kean Industrial Design Report

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With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

RIT also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $34,822 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drexel is $35,963 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read full report on Industrial Design at Drexel University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 18 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.

Syracuse also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse is $34,683 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Syracuse Industrial Design Report

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Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Pratt Institute - Main is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 111 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region product design students with aid list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pratt Institute - Main is $47,438 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Industrial Design at Pratt Institute - Main

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Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. MICA is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s product design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MICA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $38,867 for middle atlantic region product design students with aid per year to attend MICA.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Industrial Design at Maryland Institute College of Art

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The New School
New York, New York

With a ranking of #11, The New School did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 63 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region product design students with aid list, New School University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $44,430 for Middle Atlantic Region Product Design students with aid per year to attend New School University.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Industrial Design at The New School

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