2022 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Visual Art is the 231st most popular major in the country with 1,039 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other visual art graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,844 and had an average of $32,689 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 75 other visual art graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $19,367 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 other visual art graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other visual art programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other visual art program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual Art in California

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Visual Art Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Visual Art at UC Irvine

#2

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools for a Doctorate in California list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other visual art degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Visual Art Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at UC Santa Cruz

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual Art in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual Art

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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