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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#5 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 New York For Those Making $75-$110k. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY 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.

SUNY Brockport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Brockport

#4

Purchase College

Purchase, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

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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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