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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,470 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 #86 most popular major in New Jersey with 180 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Ramapo College of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ramapo College are $14,952 a year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Ramapo College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,937.

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#2

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Stockton State undergraduate students pay an average of $14,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Stockton State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,134.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $40,054 a year.

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#4

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bloomfield College is a great value for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bloomfield College are $30,680 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $383.

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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

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 4 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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