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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,224 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #46 most popular major in Arizona with 594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Scottsdale Community College the best value school in Arizona for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Scottsdale Community College are $2,070 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Scottsdale Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,221.

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

Full Design & Applied Arts at Scottsdale Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Sessions College for Professional Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sessions College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sessions College are $12,440 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Advancing Technology is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Advancing Technology are $17,461 a year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Advancing Technology Report

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,449
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 30

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 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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