2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
The Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 90 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Design & Applied Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Gwinnett Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,636 a year. Design majors at GTC take out an average of $16,605 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center are $19,400 per year. Design majors at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center take out an average of $25,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great value for design and applied arts students. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,665 in tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Guilford Technical Community College take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 90 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.
WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,367 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, design majors at WCU accumulate an average of around $26,738 in student debt.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great value for design and applied arts students. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wake Technical Community College are $8,912 a year. Design majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $12,411 in student loans while working on their egree.
Wake Technical Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value design and applied arts programs. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Seminole State College of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $11,456 per year. While working on their degree, design majors at Seminole State accumulate an average of around $22,417 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Seminole State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Seminole State College of Florida
Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year. Design majors at Liberty University take out an average of $25,833 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $432, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,698 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at A-State take out is $28,000.
Northern Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 a year. On average, design graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $21,281 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northern Virginia Community College also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Harding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #11 on the list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.
Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harding is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $8,593 per year. While working on their degree, design majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College accumulate an average of around $17,500 in student debt.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $16,433 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 15 | Miami Dade College | Miami, FL |
| 15 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 17 | Regent University | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
Best 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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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 25 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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