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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Maryland (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Towson University 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.

In addition to being on our maryland master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, Towson has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 57 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078.

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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 Getting Aid list. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also took the #7 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 Morgan State are $17,339.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. 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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#6

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

UB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Hood College

Frederick, Maryland

Hood College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid ranking. Hood College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 1 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Hood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hood College are $9,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

Goucher College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Goucher College is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Goucher also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher are $9,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Maryland Institute College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 217 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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