2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #22 most popular major in Wisconsin with 717 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, design majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $14,374 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #2 for overall quality for design in Wisconsin.
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The excellent programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,488 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at WCTC take out is $15,554.
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The excellent programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $4,572 per year. On average, design graduates from Western Technical College take out $13,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Milwaukee Area Technical College is a great value for design and applied arts students. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,793 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 a year. Design majors at Gateway Technical College take out an average of $14,333 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at UW - Madison take out is $23,854.
UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Wisconsin list.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year. On average, design graduates from UW - Stout take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $131.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 15% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stevens Point are $8,331 a year. While working on their degree, design majors at UW - Stevens Point accumulate an average of around $25,112 in student debt.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $7,873 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at UW - Green Bay take out is $22,859.
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With a ranking of #10, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carthage are $33,000 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Carthage take out is $26,887.
Request InformationBest Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,011 |
| Ohio | 1,456 |
| Illinois | 979 |
| Indiana | 417 |
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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 13 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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