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

10 Ranked Colleges
967 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Florida” 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 Florida, there were 8,434 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,268 and $27,700 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 967 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

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 Florida

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Florida

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 62 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 155 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, FAU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Florida International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 27 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. Jacksonville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 13 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, JU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JU are $14,742, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#10 in overall quality

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 448 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468.

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#9 in overall quality

AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at International Fine Arts College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AI Miami International University of Art and Design are $23,799, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, 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%.

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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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