2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Art & Design Degrees
These 18 schools provide the most affordable online bachelor's degrees in art & design. Great Basin College tops the list with a cheap annual tuition of only $7,282 for its Bachelor of Applied Science in Graphic Communication. Southern New Hampshire University Online, ranked #2, follows at $9,600 per year. Ranked at #5, Central Michigan University offers a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Fashion Merchandising and Design with two concentrations for $12,927 each year.
You can read more about our ranked schools below or browse our 2018 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 Liberty University | Annual Tuition $11,700 | |
| #4 Rasmussen College Online | Annual Tuition $11,960 | |
| #5 Central Michigan University | Annual Tuition $12,927 | |
| #6 Bellevue University | Annual Tuition $13,120 | |
| #7 Calvary University | Annual Tuition $13,184 | |
| #8 Upper Iowa University | Annual Tuition $13,230 | |
| #9 University of Maryland University College | Annual Tuition $14,970 | |
| #10 (tie) DeVry University | Annual Tuition $15,097 | |
| #10 (tie) Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Annual Tuition $15,097 | |
| #12 National University | Annual Tuition $16,290 | |
| #13 Lindenwood University | Annual Tuition $16,300 | |
| #14 The University of Montana | Annual Tuition $16,590 | |
| #15 California Baptist University | Annual Tuition $16,980 | |
| #16 Hodges University | Annual Tuition $20,160 | |
| #17 The Art Institutes | Annual Tuition $21,150 | |
| #18 Cogswell College | Annual Tuition $23,310 |
- 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: 92%
- Example Classes:
3-D Art and Design; 3-D Modeling and Animation; Creature Design; Environment Design; Game Art and Development Capstone; Intro to Digital Sculpting
Online Bachelor's Degrees (9)
- BA Advertising
- BA Digital Photography
- BA Game Art & Development
- BA Graphic Design and Media Arts
- BA Graphic Design and Media Arts - 3D Modeling & An...
- BA Graphic Design and Media Arts - Web Design
- BS Game Programming and Development
- BS Information Technologies - Game Design & Develop...
- BS Information Technologies - Web Design & Development
- Annual Tuition: $11,700
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC and TRACS
- Acceptance Rate: 22%
- Example Classes:
5 Issues in Contemporary Art; Advanced Graphic Design; Advanced Typography; Digital Photography; History of Graphic Design; Interactive Design; Interactive Publication
Online Bachelor's Degrees (3)
- Annual Tuition: $11,960
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC and ABHES
- Acceptance Rate: Not Provided
- Example Classes:
Animation; Character Modeling; Figure Drawing; Lighting, Texturing & Rendering; Modeling; Scripting for Web Servers
- Annual Tuition: $12,927
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 69%
- 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: $13,120
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA 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: $13,184
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC and ABHE
- Acceptance Rate: 94%
- Example Classes:
Arts of African & New World Cultures; Asian Art; Intro to Christian Missions; Survey of Western Art
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $13,230
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 66%
- Example Classes:
Advertising Design; Digital Illustration; Digital Imaging; Publication Design; Typography; Web Publishing and Social Media
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)
#10
DeVry University
- Annual Tuition: $15,097
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 86%
- Example Classes:
Advanced Design and Rapid Visualization; Emerging Multimedia Technologies; Media Portfolio; Responsive Web Design; Visual Design Fundamentals; Web Animation
- Annual Tuition: $15,097
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA 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: $16,290
- 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: $16,300
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NCA 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: $16,590
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Acceptance Rate: 91%
- 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)
- Annual Tuition: $16,980
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: 65%
- Example Classes:
Advanced Typography; Foundations Of Christian Thought; History Of Graphic Design; Intermediate Web; Overview Of The Bible
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $20,160
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 94%
- Example Classes:
3D Modeling and Animation; Design Strategies; Designing with Type; Digital Illustration; History of Communication Design; Multimedia Portfolio; Visual Communication and Design
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $21,150
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE, NCA HLC, 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)
#18
Cogswell College
- Annual Tuition: $23,310
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: 61%
- Example Classes:
Character Rigging; Environment Art; Game Animation; Game Usability; Level Design; Texturing
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
25%
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