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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,246 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in General Visual & Performing Arts

$14,952 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ramapo College of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ramapo College are $14,952 a year. On average, visual arts graduates from Ramapo College take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Ramapo College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

#2

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$14,885 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stockton University is a great value for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stockton State are $14,885 per year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Stockton State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Stockton University Report

$40,054 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $40,054 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ
$30,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomfield College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomfield College are $30,680 per year. On average, visual arts graduates from Bloomfield College take out $26,200 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $383.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Bloomfield College

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

Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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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