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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

6 Ranked Colleges
394 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Connecticut

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Connecticut” 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 Connecticut, there were 1,753 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,547 and $24,636 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 394 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Connecticut

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #1 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hartford Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 27 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut 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.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Central Connecticut State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Western Connecticut State University is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, WestConn has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Western Connecticut State University

#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Sacred Heart

#6

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 262 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale University 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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