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2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region 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 has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,781 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,346 and $29,676 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing 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 general visual and performing arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at UF

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657.

Full University of Central Florida General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Virginia University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Mason University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #5 spot on the list. College of Charleston is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

C of C also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at C of C

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Regent University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, 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.

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