2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 875 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,077 and $24,272 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts 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 fine and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The fine arts 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Rutgers New Brunswick

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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

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