2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 455 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,114 and $31,060 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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