2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. 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.
Featured Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Design & Applied Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Gwinnett Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
GTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center are $19,400 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, design majors at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center accumulate an average of around $29,554 in student debt.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $8,936 per year.
Central Piedmont Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,648 in tuition and fees each year.
Northern Virginia Community College also made our Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $21,767 in tuition and fees each year.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ai Atlanta are $19,354 a year.
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The Creative Circus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. The Creative Circus is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Design majors at The Creative Circus take out an average of $30,218 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best design and applied arts schools 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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Other Related Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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 7 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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