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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

9 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Michigan, there were 3,625 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,724 and $27,339 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 336 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also 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 Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 12 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 58 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

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#8

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

College for Creative Studies landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

CCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCS are $49,655, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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