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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$26,064 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 417 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #57 most popular major in Indiana.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $329, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for design in Indiana.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Ball State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from IU Bloomington carry an average student debtload of $22,151.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Indiana University - Bloomington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $8,857 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at PFW take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,962.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

#6

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

Huntington undergraduate students pay an average of $28,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Notre Dame

Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grace College are $25,044 per year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Grace College and Theological Seminary Report

#9

Taylor University

Upland, IN

With a ranking of #9, Taylor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Taylor U are $36,570 per year.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Taylor University

#10

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN

University of Evansville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UE undergraduate students pay an average of $39,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Evansville

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
Wisconsin 717

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 13 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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