2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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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 New York, there were 378 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

#3 in overall quality

$20,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

The College at Brockport

Brockport, New York

#4 in overall quality

$24,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. The College at Brockport is located in Brockport, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Brockport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Brockport are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#1 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University at Buffalo

#4

Purchase College

Purchase, New York

#2 in overall quality

$24,983 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k 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 made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College

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