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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, RPI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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.

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