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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
394 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Connecticut 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 Master’s in Connecticut 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 Connecticut, there were 1,753 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,547 and $24,636 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 394 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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 Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 262 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Yale

#2

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Central Connecticut State University is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 6 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, CCSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 27 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, UCONN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Connecticut Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

WestConn also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Connecticut State University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Bridgeport

#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

University of Hartford landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid ranking. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, UHart has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Sacred Heart University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized 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.

Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sacred Heart University 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%.

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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