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

9 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Maryland, there were 2,340 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,011 and $29,521 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

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

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k.

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 103 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 57 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMCP Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Morgan State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goucher College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Goucher also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher are $9,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Goucher Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

University of Baltimore landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 19 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UB also took the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UB are $21,614.

Full University of Baltimore Visual & Performing Arts Report

#8

Hood College

Frederick, Maryland

Hood College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Frederick, Maryland, and it awarded 1 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hood, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hood College are $9,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hood College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 217 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Maryland Institute College of Art 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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