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

10 Ranked Colleges
440 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Virginia, there were 3,581 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 440 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality
$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality
$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 79 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

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#4

Hollins University

Roanoke, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$18,005 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hollins University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Hollins University is a small school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 31 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Hollins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hollins University are $18,005.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#6 in overall quality
$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 97 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#8 in overall quality
$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Radford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia ranking. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Radford has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382.

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#7

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia
#10 in overall quality
$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Mary Baldwin University is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Mary Baldwin also took the #10 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#9 in overall quality
$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Regent University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 73 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$20,116 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marymount, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount are $20,116, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 26 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Shenandoah has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

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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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