2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality 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. 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.
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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 midsize 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.
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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 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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FDU are $40,054 per year.
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The excellent programs at Bloomfield College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the 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.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 204 |
New York | 593 |
Maryland | 98 |
District of Columbia | 16 |
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
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 |
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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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