[Other Visual & Performing Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/other-visual-performing-arts/visual-and-performing-arts-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other visual & performing arts students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
For return on investment in other visual & performing arts, no school beat University Of Utah this year. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $9,620, with out-of-state students paying around $30,860. Typical student debt for other visual & performing arts graduates is $20,798. Soon after graduation, other visual & performing arts degree recipients from University Of Utah generally make around $60,527. That is a strong return on a $20,798 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Columbia University In The City Of New York earned it the #2 place for other visual & performing arts. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $70,517. Other Visual & Performing Arts graduates carry a median of $26,971 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other visual & performing arts 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. Columbia University In The City Of New York admits about 4% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in other visual & performing arts 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. In-state tuition and fees average $62,796. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the other visual & performing arts program here. Early-career other visual & performing arts graduates make about $33,948. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. New York University admits about 9% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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).
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