2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Collin County Community College District accumulate an average of around $14,236 in student debt.
Collin County Community College District also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Scottsdale Community College are $7,854 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at Scottsdale Community College accumulate an average of around $14,221 in student debt.
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The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. Design majors at El Centro College take out an average of $17,897 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #3 for overall quality for design in the Southwest Region .
Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year. Design majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $20,482 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sessions College for Professional Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, Sessions College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sessions College are $12,440 a year.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree design and applied arts programs. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, design majors at OSU Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $17,810 in student debt.
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Texas State Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,369 a year. On average, design graduates from TSTC take out $15,284 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
University of Advancing Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Advancing Technology are $17,461 a year.
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Pima Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree design and applied arts programs. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
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Oklahoma City Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree design and applied arts programs. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OCCC are $9,810 a year. On average, design graduates from OCCC take out $12,300 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
OCCC also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,449 |
| Arizona | 594 |
| Oklahoma | 211 |
| New Mexico | 30 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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).
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