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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Michigan, there were 3,625 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,724 and $27,339 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 336 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris State University are $7,908, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ferris Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Michigan

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 58 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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#8

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at WMU

#9

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

College for Creative Studies landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. College for Creative Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCS are $49,655, 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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