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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
398 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Design Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Getting Aid

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 New York For Those Getting Aid” 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 New York, there were 4,757 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,723 and $28,006 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 398 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. FIT SUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fashion Institute of Technology are $24,209, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s design degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Design & Applied Arts Report

#4

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s design degrees to qualified students.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYIT are $25,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at NYIT

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s design degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree design students with aid list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442.

Full RIT Design & Applied Arts Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree design students with aid list, Syracuse has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

Pratt Institute - Main ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 145 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Pratt Institute - Main

#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

With a ranking of #8, School of Visual Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. SVA is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 50 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SVA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at School of Visual Arts

#9

The New School

New York, New York

With a ranking of #9, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. The New School is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 75 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at The New School

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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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