2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools
Our analysis found Holyoke Community College to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Holyoke.
Holyoke Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,322 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great value for design and applied arts students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at SNHU take out is $32,500.
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The excellent programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Endicott take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacred Heart are $45,230 per year.
Salem State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
Salem State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIT are $37,650 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at WIT take out is $27,000.
With a ranking of #8, Framingham State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Framingham State are $17,460 a year.
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Northern Vermont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Vermont University are $26,892 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Keene State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public school with a small student population.
Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,994 in tuition and fees each year. Design majors at Keene State take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 887 |
| Connecticut | 241 |
| New Hampshire | 456 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 159 |
| Vermont | 99 |
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Majors Related to Design
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 26 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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