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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$36,146 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

With 1,011 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #28 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

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

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Eastern Michigan University Report

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

CCS graduate students pay an average of $49,655 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at College for Creative Studies Report

#4

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cranbrook Academy of Art is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnbrook Academy are $42,110 per year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,456
Illinois 979
Indiana 417
Wisconsin 717

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 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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