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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$28,463 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

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

With 481 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #21 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year. On average, design graduates from Iowa State take out $24,944 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $262.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #4 for overall quality for design in Iowa.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#3

Luther College

Decorah, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Luther College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Luther are $46,760 per year.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

Drake undergraduate students pay an average of $45,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#5

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand View University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand View University are $30,954 per year. Design majors at Grand View University take out an average of $23,868 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 432
Minnesota 533
Kansas 229
Nebraska 223
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 57

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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