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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan

9 Ranked Colleges
336 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking.

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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris State University are $7,908, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Ferris State University

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 28 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #8 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Michigan University

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 30 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Wayne State University

#8

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Cranbrook Academy of Art did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnbrook Academy also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cranbrook Academy of Art are $40,900.

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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 ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

CCS also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at College for Creative Studies are $49,655.

Full CCS 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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