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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 West Virginia, there were 437 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia 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.

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

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 21 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University

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