2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #86 most popular major in Virginia with 255 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found Regent University to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Regent graduate students pay an average of $17,190 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 90 |
| North Carolina | 73 |
| Florida | 945 |
| Tennessee | 57 |
| Kentucky | 52 |
| South Carolina | 19 |
| Louisiana | 39 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Mississippi | 156 |
| West Virginia | 23 |
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General Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual Arts
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 2 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).
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