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2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Painting Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 739 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 257 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree painting students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Painting at Temple University

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Marywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Painting 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 Marywood University are $11,438.

Read full report on Painting at Marywood University

#3

Alfred University

Alfred, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Alfred University is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 4 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Alfred not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Painting 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 Alfred University are $24,783.

Read full report on Painting at Alfred

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. MICA is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 23 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

Credits

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

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