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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey

7 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in New Jersey

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New Jersey, there were 2,857 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,939 and $24,768 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, William Paterson University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey are $20,970.

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#5

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kean University is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Kean has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Rider University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey ranking. Rider is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 25 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rider are $20,958.

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#7

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

New Jersey City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. NJCU is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NJCU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJCU are $26,610, 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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