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

6 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across New York, there were 772 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,244 and $21,256 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual and performing arts 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

CCNY also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at CCNY

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952.

Full Brooklyn College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. The College at Brockport is a public institution located in Brockport, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Brockport, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse University

#6

Purchase College

Purchase, New York

With a ranking of #6, Purchase College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 8 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983.

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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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