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

6 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,781 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,346 and $29,676 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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 the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality
$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 73 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality
$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree visual arts students with aid list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree visual arts students with aid list, WVU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#6 in overall quality
$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality
$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

College of Charleston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

C of C also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, 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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