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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,209 people earned their degree in other design and applied arts, making the major the 407th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 281 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other design and applied arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other design and applied arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree other design & applied arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Design & Applied Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other design and applied arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCLA Other Design & Applied Arts Report

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at SFSU

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 13 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon Other Design & Applied Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 8 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Design & Applied Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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