2026 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Maryland
[Industrial Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/industrial-design/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value industrial design schools.
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2026 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Maryland
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in industrial design, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Industrial Design Schools
Leading the list is Maryland Institute College Of Art, our #1 best value for industrial design in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland Institute College Of Art is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $56,800. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the industrial design program here. Soon after graduation, industrial design degree recipients from Maryland Institute College Of Art generally make around $48,637. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 77%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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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