2027 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Other Visual Art](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/other-visual-performing-arts/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for other visual art students.
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2027 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other visual art degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Visual Art Schools
For return on investment in other visual art, no school beat The Community College Of Baltimore County this year. Set in the suburb of Baltimore, The Community College Of Baltimore County is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $4,110, with out-of-state students paying around $10,182. Typical student debt for other visual art graduates is $18,038. Other Visual Art graduates of The Community College Of Baltimore County earn a median of $52,440 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $18,038 median debt.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Columbia University In The City Of New York earned it the #2 place for other visual art. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Students from in state pay about $70,517 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for other visual art graduates is $26,971. Soon after graduation, other visual art degree recipients from Columbia University In The City Of New York generally make around $86,770. That is a strong return on a $26,971 median debt. The acceptance rate is 4%.
Students looking for strong value in other visual art will find it at New York University, which ranked #3. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $62,796 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for other visual art graduates is $25,000. Other Visual Art graduates of New York University earn a median of $31,469 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 9%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.