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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Washington (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Washington, there were 2,061 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Washington (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Washington University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 13 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Central Washington University

#4

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WWU Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 17 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Seattle University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 16 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, 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%.

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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