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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,256 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,600 and $23,400 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree visual arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at The City College of New York

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Brooklyn College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 5 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockport, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Brockport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Brockport are $24,080.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University at Buffalo

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

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#7

Purchase College

Purchase, New York

Purchase College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Purchase College is a small public school situated in Purchase, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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