2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 36,854 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 8,542 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,888 and $29,236 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,984 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 88 colleges that offer a degree in design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great design and applied arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
Full Western Carolina University Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,326 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 47 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree design students list, GaSou has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree design students list, Florida State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 88 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 144 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Appalachian State
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 17 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students per year to attend UCA.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at University of Central Arkansas
With a ranking of #7, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree design students list, Harding has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students per year to attend Harding University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Louisiana Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Louisiana Tech University
With a ranking of #10, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 8 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
With a ranking of #11, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Elizabeth City State University is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $2,350 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students per year to attend Elizabeth City State University.
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With a ranking of #12, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at University of South Florida - Main Campus
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at East Carolina University
Bob Jones University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students per year to attend Bob Jones University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNG is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of North Georgia
AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. International Fine Arts College is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 92 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $20,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Full AI Miami International University of Art and Design Design & Applied Arts Report
North Carolina State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 70 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full North Carolina State University Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #19, West Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in West Liberty, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Liberty University is $13,793 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at West Liberty University
With a ranking of #20, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
University of Arkansas landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s design degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree design students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #22, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 162 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
With a ranking of #23, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mississippi College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MC is $17,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Mississippi College
Northern Kentucky University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Design students per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.
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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%.
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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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