2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region
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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 the New England region, there were 10,299 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,774 and $27,296 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,535 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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 the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Endicott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Endicott also took the #14 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Endicott College are $12,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Vermont University are $16,488, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lesley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Goddard College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Plainfield, Vermont, and it awarded 28 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Goddard College are $20,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University are $18,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Bennington College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.
Bennington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bennington College are $24,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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New England College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 8 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at New England College are $15,764, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Maine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 5 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, UNH has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #14, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Emerson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Emerson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #16, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. University of Bridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153.
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Central Connecticut State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. WestConn is a medium-sized school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 5 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, Maine College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Maine College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maine College of Art are $37,250.
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University of Connecticut landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 27 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Sacred Heart University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 17 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Yale University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 262 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.
Longy School of Music of Bard College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 85 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Longy has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Longy School of Music of Bard College are $46,880, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Suffolk University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.
Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- 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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