2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at RPI

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#2 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University at Buffalo

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

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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