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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$38,210 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

With 4,391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #16 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New York

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fashion Institute of Technology the best value school in New York for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIT SUNY are $12,165 per year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.

Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Syracuse University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

RPI graduate students pay an average of $60,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

RPI 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 New York list.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#5

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pratt Institute are $36,396 per year.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RIT are $52,408 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RIT also is in the top 20% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

#7

The New School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, The New School did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

New School University graduate students pay an average of $49,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SVA are $50,400 per year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at School of Visual Arts Report

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
Maryland 617
New Jersey 532
District of Columbia 84
Delaware 59

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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