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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

24 Ranked Colleges
647 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 647 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#20 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lehman College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Lehman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lehman is $1,814 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

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#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#3

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend SUNY New Paltz.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#4

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the #4 spot on the list. Fredonia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Fredonia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#5

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Potsdam. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school situated in Potsdam, New York. It awarded 12 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Potsdam also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Potsdam is $13,704 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

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#6

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Ramapo College of New Jersey is located in Mahwah, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Ramapo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ramapo College is $21,729 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ramapo College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UPenn is $25,802 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UPenn General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8

Purchase College

Purchase, New York

Purchase College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,326 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Purchase College.

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#9

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey

Stockton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school situated in Galloway, New Jersey. It awarded 31 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Stockton State also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stockton State is $19,678 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#10

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
#19 in overall quality

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. East Stroudsburg University is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, East Stroudsburg University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Stroudsburg University is $19,855 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

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#11

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, New Jersey

Bloomfield College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bloomfield College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bloomfield College is $17,922 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

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#12

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, Pennsylvania
#14 in overall quality

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Kutztown University also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,422 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend Kutztown University.

Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#13

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#17 in overall quality

New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New York Institute of Technology is $21,427 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,809 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend FDU.

Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#15

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Temple University is $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#23 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,448 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend IUP.

Full IUP General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#17

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

With a ranking of #17, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 21 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend LIU Post is $25,767 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full LIU Post General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#18

Siena College

Loudonville, New York

Siena College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Siena College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loudonville, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Siena did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Siena is $27,479 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#1 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RPI is $35,464 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full RPI General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#20

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, Drexel has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drexel University is $34,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#21

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#4 in overall quality

Fordham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fordham University is $36,761 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#22

Hussian College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#24 in overall quality

Hussian College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, Hussian has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hussian is $18,155 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid.

Full Hussian General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#23

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, Maryland
#11 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 27 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $38,921 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students with aid per year to attend Maryland Institute College of Art.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at MICA

#24

Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#22 in overall quality

Moore College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Moore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $32,846 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students with aid per year to attend Moore College of Art and Design.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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