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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Design Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Texas, there were 1,861 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,839 and $30,394 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design and applied arts 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 design and applied arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s design students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas Design & Applied Arts Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at UT Dallas

#5 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

The Art Institute of Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Art Institute of Dallas are $23,799, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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