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2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

12 Ranked Colleges
615 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Ohio

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 Ohio, there were 5,418 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,639 and $26,335 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 615 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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 Ohio

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

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Ohio

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 38 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 173 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, UC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 10 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 87 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 66 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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#4 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Cleveland, Ohio 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.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Columbus College of Art and Design ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 25 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree visual & performing arts students list, CCAD has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbus College of Art and Design are $37,370.

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#12

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

Cleveland Institute of Music landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland Institute of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland Institute of Music are $42,290, 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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