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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
166 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Painting is the 492nd most popular major in the country with 739 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 257 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in painting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality painting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the painting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school situated in Fredonia, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Fredonia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $14,824 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at SUNY Fredonia

#2

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized school located in New Paltz, New York that handed out 15 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students per year to attend SUNY New Paltz.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Painting at SUNY New Paltz

#3

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purchase College is $18,326 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students.

Full Purchase College Painting Report

#4

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $12,960 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students.

Read more about Painting at Buffalo State

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #3 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Painting at Temple

#6

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marywood University is $22,236 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Painting at Marywood University

#7

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

PAFA also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is $26,284 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Painting at PAFA

#8

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Arcadia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Arcadia University is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.

Arcadia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,189 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students per year to attend Arcadia.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at Arcadia

#2 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. MICA is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.

MICA also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Maryland Institute College of Art is $38,921 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art

#10

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $45,571 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students per year to attend Pratt Institute.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Painting at Pratt Institute

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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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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