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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$14,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 228 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year.

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

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Central Arkansas Report

#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Harding University

#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #6, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JBU are $28,924 per year.

JBU also took the #3 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Design & Applied Arts at John Brown University Report

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
North Carolina 944
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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