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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

47 Colleges
$18,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 16,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 47 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fashion Institute of Technology the best value school in New York for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIT SUNY are $7,793 per year.

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#2

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lehman are $7,410 per year.

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#3

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Plattsburgh is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small public school located in the town of Plattsburgh.

SUNY Plattsburgh undergraduate students pay an average of $8,931 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Oneonta helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Oneonta are $8,786 a year.

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#5

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.

SUNY Brockport undergraduate students pay an average of $8,678 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #6, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.

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SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

With a ranking of #7, SUNY Fredonia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population.

SUNY Fredonia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year.

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#10

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, Buffalo State did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Buffalo State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,486 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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