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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,906 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 490 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our analysis found University of Oregon to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oregon. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UO are $18,120 a year.

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Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Pacific Northwest College of Art graduate students pay an average of $35,691 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art Report

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,773
Washington 532
Nevada 110
Hawaii 19

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 2 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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