2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual & Performing Arts is the 217th most popular major in the country with 3,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 700 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $17,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend SUNY New Paltz.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Fredonia is a small school located in Fredonia, New York that handed out 13 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Fredonia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stockton University is a public institution located in Galloway, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stockton State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stockton State is $19,678 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Stroudsburg University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Stroudsburg University is $19,855 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Lehman also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Lehman is $1,814 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
Purchase College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, Purchase College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,326 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Purchase College.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College
Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, Ramapo College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ramapo College of New Jersey is $21,729 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
IUP also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for IUP is $22,448 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, Temple has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend Temple.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Bloomfield College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bloomfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomfield, New Jersey. It awarded 53 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Bloomfield College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bloomfield College is $17,922 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
Siena College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Siena is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loudonville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Siena also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,479 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend Siena College.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
FDU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for FDU is $22,809 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
RPI also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $35,464 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend RPI.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $34,914 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend Drexel.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
UPenn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UPenn is $25,802 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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- *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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