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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$28,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #45 most popular major in New Jersey with 532 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montclair State are $13,298 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from Montclair State carry an average student debtload of $25,874. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $203, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year.

NJIT also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $12,595 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Kean take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,329. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $338.

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Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year. On average, design graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $23,360 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park undergraduate students pay an average of $26,085 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out $32,657 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Centenary 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 large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centenary are $34,498 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Centenary take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,719.

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#7

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Monmouth are $41,680 a year.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rider are $35,850 a year.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $40,054 a year.

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#10

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Seton Hall undergraduate students pay an average of $46,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
District of Columbia 84
Delaware 59

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 10 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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