2019 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Art Degrees
With annual tuition under $29,000 per year, the following 21 schools offer this year's most affordable online bachelor's in art and design degrees. Great Basin College takes the #1 spot with an annual tuition of $7,282. Southern New Hampshire University Online, ranked #2, offers seven online bachelor's programs in art and design including a BA in Digital Photography and a BA in Graphic Design. Tuition at SNHU is $9,600 per year.
You can read more about our ranked schools below or browse our 2019 rankings of the most affordable online master's in art & design programs. View our methodology or learn more about SR Education Group.
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| Rank | College | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Great Basin College | Annual Tuition $7,282 | |
| #2 Southern New Hampshire University Online | Annual Tuition $9,600 | |
| #3 Arizona State University | Annual Tuition $10,104 | |
| #4 SUNY Empire State College | Annual Tuition $10,633 | |
| #5 (tie) Liberty University | Annual Tuition $11,700 | |
| #5 (tie) Rasmussen College Online | Annual Tuition $11,700 | |
| #7 Midway University | Annual Tuition $12,750 | |
| #8 Lesley University | Annual Tuition $12,900 | |
| #9 Central Michigan University | Annual Tuition $12,927 | |
| #10 Bellevue University | Annual Tuition $13,280 | |
| #11 University of Maryland University College | Annual Tuition $14,970 | |
| #12 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Annual Tuition $16,064 | |
| #13 National University | Annual Tuition $16,650 | |
| #14 Lindenwood University | Annual Tuition $16,900 | |
| #15 The Art Institutes | Annual Tuition $16,920 | |
| #16 Hodges University | Annual Tuition $17,100 | |
| #17 California Baptist University | Annual Tuition $18,848 | |
| #18 The University of Montana | Annual Tuition $20,378 | |
| #19 Cogswell College | Annual Tuition $23,820 | |
| #20 Academy of Art University | Annual Tuition $27,510 | |
| #21 University of Denver | Annual Tuition $28,935 |
- Annual Tuition: $7,282
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Advanced Multimedia Design: Video and Audio; Design Ideation and Process; Interface and Web Design; Motion Graphics; Publication Design; Typography and Letterforms
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Example Classes:
3-D Art and Design; 3-D Modeling and Animation; Creature Design; Environment Design; Game Art and Development Capstone; Interface Design for Websites; Intro to Digital Sculpting; Object Oriented Application Development; Principles of Database Design; Website Construction
Online Bachelor's Degrees (7)
- Annual Tuition: $10,104
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Example Classes:
Advanced Scripting for the Web; Anime; Art of Ancient Egypt; Art of Italian Renaissance; Color Metrology; Cross-Media Design Solutions; Graphic Industry Business Practices; Identity and World Film; Interaction Design, Planning and Implementation; The Art of the Comic
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,633
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Color and Design; Creative Typography; Design in Advertising; Designing the Century: Design Theories Through Modernism; Dimensional Design; Product Promotion: Packaging Design, Exhibit Design and Window Shop Design
Online Bachelor's Degrees (3)
- Annual Tuition: $11,700
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and TRACS
- Acceptance Rate: 24%
- Example Classes:
5 Issues in Contemporary Art; Advanced Graphic Design; Advanced Typography; Digital Photography; History of Graphic Design; Interactive Design; Interactive Publication; Publication Design; Vector Illustration
Online Bachelor's Degrees (3)
- Annual Tuition: $11,700
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: ABHES
- Acceptance Rate: Not Provided
- Example Classes:
Animation; Character Modeling; Figure Drawing; Lighting, Texturing & Rendering; Modeling; Scripting for Web Servers
- Annual Tuition: $12,750
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and ABHES
- Acceptance Rate: 60%
- Example Classes:
Applied Graphic Design; Digital Animation; Digital Storytelling; Drawing
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $12,900
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Acceptance Rate: 64%
- Example Classes:
Design Thinking; Digital Culture; History of Modern Design; Language of Design; Sketching for Interactive Design; UX Design Business Practices
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $12,927
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 72%
- Example Classes:
3D Printing and Fashion; Apparel Product Development; Dress and Culture; Fashion Design: Illustration; Fashion Retail Management; Textile Analysis
Online Bachelor's Degrees (6)
- Annual Tuition: $13,280
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Branding; Identity Design; Interactivity Basics; Publication Design; Single Page Design; Website Development
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $14,970
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Advanced Graphic Communication: Professional Branding; Design I: Arrangement and Color; Intermediate Drawing; Intermediate Graphic Communication: Portfolio Development; Motion Graphics; Typography and Layout
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $16,064
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Animation Sound Design + Video Editing; Business, Ethics + Copyright for Animation; Creative Visualization; Design: Stills to Motion; Digital Painting for Film + Games; Tools + Techniques of Contemporary Animation
Online Bachelor's Degrees (9)
- Annual Tuition: $16,650
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC ACCJC and WASC WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Crowdsource Production Team; Film Foundations; Narrative Film Contemporary; Narrative Film History; Sound Editing; Video Editing
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $16,900
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 55%
- Example Classes:
3D Animation; Arts Entrepreneurship; Concept Design; Design with Photoshop; History of Games and Critical Theory; Level Design
Online Bachelor's Degrees (3)
- Annual Tuition: $16,920
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC, MSCHE, NEASC CIHE, NWCCU, SACS COC, ABHES, and ACCSC
- Acceptance Rate: Not Provided
- Example Classes:
Compositing for Digital Film; Design Fundamentals; Digital Color Theory; Image Manipulation; Observational Drawing; Perspective Drawing
Online Bachelor's Degrees (6)
- Annual Tuition: $17,100
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 60%
- Example Classes:
3D Modeling and Animation; Design Strategies; Designing with Type; Digital Illustration; History of Communication Design; Multimedia Portfolio; Visual Communication and Design; Visual Culture and the Social Media Message
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $18,848
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: 64%
- Example Classes:
Advanced Typography; Fundamental Design; Fundamental Web; History Of Graphic Design; Intermediate Web
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $20,378
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Acceptance Rate: 92%
- Example Classes:
Graphic Design Applications; Presentation to the Community; Studio Synthesis; Techniques of the Web; Topics in Film and Media Studies; Visual Language: 3-D Design
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
#19
Cogswell College
- Annual Tuition: $23,820
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: 83%
- Example Classes:
Character Rigging; Environment Art; Game Animation; Game Usability; Level Design; Texturing
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $27,510
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Advanced Professional Design Studio; Book Arts; Character Design for Children's Books; Classical Aesthetics and the Renaissance; Composition & Painting; Digital Graphics for Landscape Architecture; Intermediate Figure Drawing; Jewelry & Metal Arts: Advanced Design & Fabrication; Printmaking; Silkscreen
Online Bachelor's Degrees (20)
- Annual Tuition: $28,935
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 53%
- Example Classes:
Art and Interpretation; Creating Dialogue; Effective Presentations; Integrative Project Design; Visual & Physical Communication
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
20%
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