2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Connecticut, there were 1,753 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,547 and $24,636 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Connecticut

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #1 spot on the list. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 10 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students list, UHart has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’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.

Full University of Hartford Visual & Performing Arts Report

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Connecticut

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 21 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale 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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