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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$38,694 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,917 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 171 degrees and certificates were awarded to general visual and performing arts students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Our analysis found Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the town of North Adams, MCLA is a public college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCLA are $11,306 per year.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Report

#2

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Holy Cross. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holy Cross are $56,540 a 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 Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $14,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, visual arts graduates from UMass Dartmouth take out $27,340 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lesley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Lesley University Report

#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 Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Boston University Report

Northeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk are $41,648 a year.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk University Report

Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 7 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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