2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Featured Design Programs
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Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Grand Canyon University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SHSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $18,186 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from UNT take out $22,744 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $368.
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Texas State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $22,559 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $25,129 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $286, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Houston 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 Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
University of Advancing Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $17,461 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,449 |
| Arizona | 594 |
| Oklahoma | 211 |
| New Mexico | 30 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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