2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 2,340 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,011 and $29,521 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 30 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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