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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in New Hampshire

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in New Hampshire

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$19,459 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,944 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 456 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #19 most popular major in New Hampshire.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Hampshire to see which 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the best value school in New Hampshire for design and applied arts students. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. After completing their degree, design graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $32,500.

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#2

Keene State College

Keene, NH
$14,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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 $14,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Keene State take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

New England College

Henniker, NH
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New England College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in New Hampshire. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

NEC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, design majors at NEC accumulate an average of around $26,980 in student debt.

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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
Connecticut 241
Maine 24
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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