2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 157 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in painting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent painting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the painting 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 Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Painting at Boston U

#2

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

$30,153 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

UMass Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153.

Read full report on Painting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#3

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$54,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #3 spot on the list. RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

RISD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RISD are $54,890.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Painting Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $75-$110k)

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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