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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$29,018 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,238 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Our analysis found Kutztown University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kutztown University are $11,440 a year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marywood University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Drexel University Report

#6

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, The University of the Arts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UArts are $48,530 per year.

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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
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.

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 6 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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