2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You
Design & Applied Arts is the #53 most popular major in Tennessee with 296 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Tennessee 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.
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.
Featured Design Programs
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Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chattanooga State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for design and applied arts students. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 a year. After completing their degree, design graduates from Chattanooga State Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,286.
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Out of the 11 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.
UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $9,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, design graduates from UT Chattanooga carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.
UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee rankings.
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University of Memphis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value design and applied arts programs. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.
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East Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee ranking. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ETSU are $9,438 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at ETSU take out is $16,727.
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Nossi College of Art 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. Located in the city of Madison, Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nossi College of Art are $19,150 a year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at Nossi College of Art take out is $44,250.
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Freed-Hardeman University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value design and applied arts programs. Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FHU are $23,300 a year.
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Belmont University 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 city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Belmont are $38,430 per year. On average, design graduates from Belmont take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Belmont did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Tennessee list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,446 |
| Virginia | 889 |
| North Carolina | 944 |
| Florida | 1,128 |
| 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 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 11 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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