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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$42,506 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,917 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the visual arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found College of the Holy Cross to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Holy Cross also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at College of the Holy Cross Report

#2

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lesley are $29,550 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MCLA is a small public school located in the town of North Adams.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCLA are $20,251 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.

Northern Vermont University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,892 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk are $41,648 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $30,153 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UMass Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $27,340 in student debt.

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#9

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

Champlain undergraduate students pay an average of $42,984 in tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $933, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Champlain College Report

#10

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bennington undergraduate students pay an average of $59,638 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 171
Connecticut 5
New Hampshire 10
Maine 3
Vermont 81

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

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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