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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,551 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 888 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in illustration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality illustration 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 illustration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s illustration degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fashion Institute of Technology are $24,209, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FIT SUNY Illustration Report

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marywood University is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Marywood University Illustration Report

#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Read full report on Illustration at Syracuse

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #4 spot on the list. MICA is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 32 masters’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryland Institute College of Art are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Illustration at MICA

#5

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Visual Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. School of Visual Arts is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 27 masters’s illustration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree illustration students whose families make $48-$75k list, SVA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600.

Read more about Illustration at SVA

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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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