2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor'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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.
The Graduate Center also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,574 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| New York | 16,536 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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 20 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).
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