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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
632 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 Georgia, there were 5,288 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,805 and $31,717 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 632 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 22 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Tech Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 40 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k. CSU is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbus State University are $13,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 18 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full VSU Visual & Performing Arts Report

#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

University of West Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 13 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Georgia, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of West Georgia

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 45 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

Brenau University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brenau University is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Brenau also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brenau University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 459 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at SCAD

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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%.

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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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