2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 739 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 257 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Painting Report

#2

Alfred University

Alfred, New York

#3 in overall quality

$24,783 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s painting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred University are $24,783, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Painting at Alfred

#3

New York Academy of Art

New York, New York

#4 in overall quality

$41,366 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Academy of Art landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 36 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New York Academy of Art, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Academy of Art are $41,366, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Painting at New York Academy of Art

#4

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$49,190 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Maryland Institute College of Art is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MICA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryland Institute College of Art are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting

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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