2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the New England Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the painting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

$30,153 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #0 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Painting Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed 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 University

#3

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$54,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Painting at Rhode Island School of Design

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (With Aid)

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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