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

8 Ranked Colleges
398 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Design Schools for a Master's in New York

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 Master’s in New York” 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” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York”.

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Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree design students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in New York

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 25 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIT SUNY are $24,209.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at FIT SUNY

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s design students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s design degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Pratt Institute - Main is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 145 masters’s design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree design students list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 14 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree design students 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 are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Syracuse University Design & Applied Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

#7

The New School

New York, New York

The New School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #7. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s design degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #4 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 New School University are $47,642.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at New School University

#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

School of Visual Arts landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s design degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

SVA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SVA Design & Applied Arts Report

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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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