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.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
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 medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.
GTC also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $8,936 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 5% of our Best Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northern Virginia Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for design in the Southeast Region .
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA Little Rock are $21,767 a year.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Ai Atlanta undergraduate students pay an average of $19,354 in tuition and fees each year.
The Creative Circus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. The Creative Circus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large 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.
Best 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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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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