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2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Wisconsin

[Industrial Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/industrial-design/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for industrial design students.

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• Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Wisconsin

2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Wisconsin

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in industrial design, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Industrial Design Schools

1

University Of Wisconsin Stout
Menomonie, WI

$10,701 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$58,084 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Wisconsin Stout earned the #1 spot for value among industrial design schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Menomonie, University Of Wisconsin Stout is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $10,701 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $19,265. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the industrial design program here. Soon after graduation, industrial design degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Stout generally make around $40,615. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.

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Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design
Milwaukee, WI

$43,743 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$41,174 Median Earnings (10yr)

Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design is a great value for students pursuing a degree in industrial design, landing the #2 spot this year. Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. Students from in state pay about $43,743 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for industrial design graduates is $27,000. Early-career industrial design graduates make about $28,801. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 60%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.