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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$16,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina with 944 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at Appalachian State accumulate an average of around $22,791 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $242.

In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Appalachian State University Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year. Design majors at ECU take out an average of $22,021 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Design & Applied Arts at East Carolina University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Charlotte is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from NC State take out $21,998 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year.

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#8

High Point University

High Point, NC

High Point University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at High Point are $39,752 per year.

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#9

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College 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 #9 on the list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Meredith undergraduate students pay an average of $41,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Meredith also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

William Peace University

Raleigh, NC

William Peace University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. WPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPU are $32,450 per year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
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.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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