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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 90 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Full U-M Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 10 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908.

Full Ferris State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Michigan State

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees 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 are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 30 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, Wayne State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, Oakland has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Oakland University

#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. 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 University

#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 Getting Aid ranking. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Western Michigan University

#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 Getting Aid ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

CCS also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College for Creative Studies are $49,655, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full College for Creative Studies 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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