by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Visual Art is the 251st most popular major in the country with 912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other visual art graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,565 and had an average of $18,144 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 215 other visual art graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in other visual art. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other visual art.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goddard College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major. Goddard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainfield, Vermont. It awarded 28 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 111 degrees to qualified masters’s other visual art students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major. Valencia, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other visual art degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Other Visual Art at California Institute of the Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bard College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major list. Bard is a small school located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York that handed out 2 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s other visual art degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 10 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national 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.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s other visual art students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Towson University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major list. Towson University is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 6 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Northeastern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Visual Art at Northeastern University
Illinois State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking, coming in at #11. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Rochester came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 2 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Other Visual Art at University of Rochester
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking, coming in at #13. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 1 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #14, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s other visual art students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
LIU Post ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 0 masters’s other visual art degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Arizona came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s other visual art students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s other visual art students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California Institute of Integral Studies Other Visual Art Report
Nazareth College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual Art Major ranking. Nazareth College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s other visual art degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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