2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 56 schools in the New England Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bridgewater State University the best value school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bridgewater State are $16,872 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gordon College are $26,250 per year.
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Out of the 56 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Holy Cross landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Holy Cross also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 56 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Salem State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dartmouth are $60,648 a year.
Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Westfield State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $17,219 per year.
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Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECSU are $25,708 per year.
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Brandeis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
Brandeis undergraduate students pay an average of $60,006 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Brandeis is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Endicott are $36,614 a year.
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Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Massachusetts | 5,195 |
| Connecticut | 1,531 |
| Vermont | 550 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| 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 26 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.
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