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

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Visual & Performing Arts is the 217th most popular major in the country with 3,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 603 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, GMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at GMU

#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. C of C is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, C of C has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at C of C

#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Regent University 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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