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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$33,845 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,917 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Kutztown University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kutztown University are $15,170 a year.

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SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Oneonta helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Oneonta are $18,696 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at SUNY Oneonta accumulate an average of around $22,377 in student debt.

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Lehman College

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lehman are $15,360 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUP are $18,897 per year.

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SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY New Paltz helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $18,433 per year. Visual Arts majors at SUNY New Paltz take out an average of $21,397 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

Stockton State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,467 in tuition and fees each year. On average, visual arts graduates from Stockton State take out $25,134 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ramapo College are $24,694 a year. On average, visual arts graduates from Ramapo College take out $23,937 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

SUNY Fredonia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Fredonia are $18,670 per year.

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Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Purchase.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purchase College are $18,863 a year.

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SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, NY

SUNY Potsdam ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, SUNY Potsdam is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Potsdam are $18,622 a year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
New York 593
Maryland 98
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 16

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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