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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 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.

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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UCSD

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#2 in overall quality

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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree visual arts students with aid list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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.

Full University at Buffalo Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Visual & Performing Arts Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at RPI

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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