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2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 157 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 128 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the painting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the New England Region

#1

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

Salem State also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Salem State is $18,399 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students.

Read full report on Painting at Salem State University

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students.

Read full report on Painting at University of Southern Maine

#3

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMass Dartmouth is $18,503 for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Painting Report

#4

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montserrat College of Art landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

Montserrat College of Art also took the #4 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montserrat College of Art is $31,313 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students.

Read more about Painting at Montserrat College of Art

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took the #3 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $24,043 for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Painting at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#6

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#10 in overall quality

Maine College of Art ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maine College of Art, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $32,293 for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students per year to attend Maine College of Art.

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 more about Painting at Maine College of Art

#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Hartford landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 9 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UHart is $28,541 for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Painting at University of Hartford

#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 8 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Haven is $33,400 for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Painting at University of New Haven

#9

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

RISD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $43,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students per year to attend RISD.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at Rhode Island School of Design

#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $30,259 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students per year to attend Boston University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Boston U Painting Report

#11

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#9 in overall quality

Bennington College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

Bennington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $29,325 for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students per year to attend Bennington College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Painting at Bennington

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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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