2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 36 degrees and certificates were awarded to design and applied arts students who went to a North Dakota college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Dakota 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

12 Degrees

#2 in Quality in North Dakota

$4,926 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BSC are $4,926 a year. Design majors at BSC take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Dakota list.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Bismarck State College

#2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, ND

12 Degrees

#4 in Quality in North Dakota

$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for design and applied arts students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $10,401 per year. The average amount in student loans that design majors at North Dakota State University take out is $27,000.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in North Dakota rankings.

Full Design & Applied Arts at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

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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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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