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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,337 people earned their degree in visual and performing arts, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 378 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,973 and $22,589 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Lehman also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Lehman College is $234 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Lehman College

#2

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY New Paltz is $11,543 for new york bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz

#3

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Fredonia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $10,770 for new york bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Fredonia

#4

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $12,928 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purchase College.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for RPI is $22,662 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full RPI Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Siena College

Loudonville, New York
#2 in overall quality

Siena College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Loudonville, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Siena not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $20,232 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Siena College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 90%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Siena College

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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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