2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

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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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,122 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,723 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Los Angeles

#2

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCR Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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