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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality
$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’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.

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#2

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality
$20,832 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832.

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#3

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#4 in overall quality
$24,983 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is a small public school situated in Purchase, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality
$20,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #4 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brooklyn College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’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 Brooklyn College are $20,952.

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#5

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York
#7 in overall quality
$24,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Brockport, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Brockport, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College at Brockport are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality
$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree visual arts students list, Syracuse has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, 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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