2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #36 most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.
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University of Central Oklahoma 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. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 #8 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
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Explore the best design and applied arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,449 |
| Arizona | 594 |
| Oklahoma | 211 |
| New Mexico | 30 |
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Other Related Design Programs
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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