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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$43,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 the New England region, there were 10,299 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,774 and $27,296 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 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 the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 21 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Yale

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Full Tufts Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Boston University

#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Brandeis also took the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Brandeis University

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCONN has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Full UCONN Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UMaine

#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

University of Hartford came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hartford Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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%.

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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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