2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 36,301 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
Featured Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $18,538 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Clemson is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.
Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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Brenau University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.
Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in tuition and fees each year.
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Marymount 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. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
Marymount graduate students pay an average of $21,016 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Marymount is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Jacksonville University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at JU are $14,039 per year.
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Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,446 |
| Virginia | 889 |
| North Carolina | 944 |
| Florida | 1,128 |
| Tennessee | 296 |
| Kentucky | 84 |
| South Carolina | 316 |
| Louisiana | 84 |
| Arkansas | 228 |
| Alabama | 246 |
| Mississippi | 81 |
| West Virginia | 114 |
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Other Related Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Majors Related to Design
Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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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