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2026 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida

[Other Design & Applied Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/design-and-applied-arts-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for other design & applied arts students.

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• Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida

2026 Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools in Florida

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other design & applied arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Design & Applied Arts Schools

1

University Of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

$6,368 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,620 Avg Student Debt

$58,308 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Central Florida the best value for a degree in other design & applied arts in Florida. Set in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,368, while out-of-state students pay about $22,467. Students borrow a median of $21,620 to complete the other design & applied arts program here. Early-career other design & applied arts graduates make about $51,790. That is a strong return on a $21,620 median debt. The acceptance rate is 40%.

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

$26,906 In-State Tuition & Fees

$37,882 Avg Student Debt

$38,219 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in other design & applied arts will find it at Full Sail University, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $26,906. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates carry a median of $37,882 in student loans. Other Design & Applied Arts graduates of Full Sail University earn a median of $30,106 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 1 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.