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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,756 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 532 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #33 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Falls Community College the best value school in Washington for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spokane Falls Community College are $3,826 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Spokane Falls Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,308.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Spokane Falls Community College Report

#2

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Bellevue, BC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $4,057 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BC is ranked #1 for overall quality for design in Washington.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Bellevue College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,609 per year.

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#4

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of College Place.

Walla Walla U undergraduate students pay an average of $30,531 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Walla Walla University Report

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,773
Oregon 490
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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