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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$36,063 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #51 most popular major in Connecticut with 241 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut 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.

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 Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for design and applied arts students. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at CCSU take out is $21,500.

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#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Yale are $59,950 a year.

Yale also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #1.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Yale University Report

#4

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the # 4 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UBridgeport are $35,760 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at UBridgeport take out is $27,000.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Bridgeport Report

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, design graduates from UHart carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
$42,898 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

University of New Haven undergraduate students pay an average of $42,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, design graduates from University of New Haven carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

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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