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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Bridgewater State University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.
Bridgewater State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,872 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Gordon College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gordon College are $26,250 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of the Holy Cross is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year.
Holy Cross excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at College of the Holy Cross Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salem State are $18,480 a year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Salem State University Report
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a moderately-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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dartmouth is a moderately-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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #3 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in the New England Region .
With a ranking of #7, Westfield State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $17,219 per year.
Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.
ECSU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,708 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Connecticut State University
Brandeis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandeis are $60,006 per year.
Brandeis also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Endicott College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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