2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Design & Applied Arts is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,854 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,542 and had an average of $27,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,450 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,070 and $31,008 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in design and applied arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent design and applied arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 design and applied arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

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#3

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida

$14,742 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k. Jacksonville University is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

JU also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville University are $14,742, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Jacksonville University Design & Applied Arts Report

#4

AI Miami International University of Art and Design

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$23,799 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k list. International Fine Arts College is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 9 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at International Fine Arts College are $23,799.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at AI Miami International University of Art and Design

#5

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$19,468 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 88 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Full Sail University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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