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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 5,418 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,639 and $26,335 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts 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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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 47 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 9 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Cleveland Institute of Music landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Cleveland Institute of Music is a small school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland Institute of Music, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland Institute of Music are $42,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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