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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Richardson, Texas 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.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Diego General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#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 $48-$75k list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #1 spot 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 $48-$75k list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #3 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

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

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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%.

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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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