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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,831 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,224 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,128 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the design associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Seminole State College of Florida to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $3,131 per year. On average, design graduates from Seminole State take out $21,887 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Seminole State also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year. On average, design graduates from MDC take out $16,913 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at AI Miami International University of Art and Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Florida. International Fine Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

International Fine Arts College undergraduate students pay an average of $19,354 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at International Fine Arts College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,480. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $241.

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#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Full Sail University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Full Sail University are $25,687 a year. On average, design graduates from Full Sail University take out $32,119 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale undergraduate students pay an average of $22,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale accumulate an average of around $24,406 in student debt.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
North Carolina 944
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

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

Majors Similar to Design

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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