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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

With 417 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #57 most popular major in Indiana.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Indiana 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 Indiana

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

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $10,144 per year.

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

Full Design & Applied Arts at Ball State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.

Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Best 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
Wisconsin 717

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 4 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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