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2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s

10 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,039 people earned their degree in other visual and performing arts, making the major the 428th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 291 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other 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 Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Plainfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Goddard College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goddard College are $20,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 166 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other visual & performing arts students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
#7 in overall quality

Bard College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, and it awarded 43 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bard, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bard are $37,484, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bard Other Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#10 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

U Miami also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester Other Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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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