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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 New Jersey, there were 2,857 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,939 and $24,768 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 41 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Montclair State University

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 69 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#3

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

NJCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJCU are $26,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NJCU Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark also took the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Kean not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Kean

#6 in overall quality

William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full William Paterson University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Rowan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Rowan University is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Rowan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rowan Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rider University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rider is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rider are $20,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rider 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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