2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,256 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,600 and $23,400 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The visual 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree visual arts students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#2 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

RPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

Full RPI General Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (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.

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