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

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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 Kentucky, there were 1,195 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,540 and $26,709 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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 Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 12 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

$10,512 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morehead State University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Morehead State University

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UK

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UofL

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

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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