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2022 Best Value Colleges for Painting (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Painting Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Painting Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Painting is the 492nd most popular major in the country with 739 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 51 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent painting programs, but they also cost less that 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 painting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The painting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Painting Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Painting Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Painting (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Painting Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. MICA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 51 ’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MICA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Painting Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Maryland Institute College of Art is $30,982 for Maryland Painting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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