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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$33,047 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,238 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Pennsylvania 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

Our analysis found Millersville University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Millersville are $12,256 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Kutztown University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Kutztown University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,710. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $294.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUP are $13,144 per year.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the town of Mansfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mansfield University are $10,682 per year.

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York College of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at YCP are $22,350 a year.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #1 for overall quality for design in Pennsylvania.

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#10

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

Messiah undergraduate students pay an average of $38,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
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 22 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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