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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

6 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Washington, there were 2,061 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

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#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

WWU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WWU Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wazzu has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

EWU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Washington University

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 13 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, CWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Central Washington University

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Seattle University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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