2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts
327
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$23,634
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Design & Applied Arts School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #27 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts ranking looked at 327 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those design schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
More Ways to Rank Design & Applied Arts Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Design Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
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Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
AA in Digital Photography
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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BA in Digital Photography
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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2024 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the United States
Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools
Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Provo as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list.
It takes about 5.2 years for the average student at BYU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $12,451. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from BYU be around $64,123. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value design & applied arts schools. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie. UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UW - Stout is 4.6 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,682. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stout is about $99,954. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Bellevue University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
The average student at Bellevue University graduates in less than 4.6 years, and it costs about $17,110 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Bellevue University is $79,048. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Ferris State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Ferris to complete their degree, and it costs about $17,263 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Ferris is $77,856. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Iowa State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa State also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list, coming in at #5.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Iowa State to complete their degree, and it costs about $26,185 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State is $115,476. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Bemidji State University earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Bemidji State University is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $15,936. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Bemidji State University is $71,234. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Dakota State University. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.
It takes the average student at South Dakota State about 4.4 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,337. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State be around $89,483. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Utah Valley University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UVU also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent. On top of its placing in our value rankings, Kent State also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The average student at Kent State graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $26,474. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Kent State is about $111,191. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Our rankings recognize North Dakota State University - Main Campus as the #10 school in this year's rankings. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at North Dakota State University to complete their degree, and it costs about $21,672 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University be around $97,307. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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