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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, UT Dallas has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 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 #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo 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 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, 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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