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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$35,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #83 most popular major in District of Columbia with 84 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at American University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at George Washington University Report

Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 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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