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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,108 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,469 and $23,023 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree visual arts students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilson is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The College at Brockport is located in Brockport, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at The College at Brockport
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at CCNY
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Full Brooklyn College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 Columbia University in the City of New York General Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 96%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Carnegie Mellon
University at Buffalo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Full University at Buffalo General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized school located in Mahwah, New Jersey that handed out 12 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College
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