by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. 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 New York, there were 610 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,339 and $21,758 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in general visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Purchase College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the #2 spot on the list. The College at Brockport is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockport, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at The College at Brockport
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York. 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 The City College of New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York list. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York
Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, 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 89%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse
University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 10 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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