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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$4,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,224 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #22 most popular major in Wisconsin with 717 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Wisconsin to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $4,600 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $19,387 in student debt.

Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,488 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at WCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,801.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Waukesha County Technical College Report

#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Western Technical College take out $18,046 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Wisconsin. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MATC are $4,793 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at MATC accumulate an average of around $19,061 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 a year. Design majors at Gateway Technical College take out an average of $17,916 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Gateway Technical College

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,011
Ohio 1,456
Illinois 979
Indiana 417

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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