2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Virginia, there were 3,581 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Virginia

#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full James Madison University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University

#4

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#5 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at VCU

#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Shenandoah is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 11 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Shenandoah

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for 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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