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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$34,985 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found Marywood University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Marywood University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at University of Delaware

The excellent master’s degree programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kutztown University are $16,997 per year.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Temple University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMBC graduate students pay an average of $23,580 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree design and applied arts programs. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, The American University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at American University Report

#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #3 for overall quality for design in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

FIT SUNY graduate students pay an average of $24,209 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.

Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Syracuse University

#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at George Washington University Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
District of Columbia 84
Delaware 59

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Design

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 20 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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