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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$27,539 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 617 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore County the best value school in Maryland for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.

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

#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UB are $15,764 a year.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. MICA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MICA are $52,040 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,238
New York 4,391
New Jersey 532
District of Columbia 84
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 3 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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