2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Graduate Center are $10,410 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #1 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in New York.
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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.
Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
RPI graduate students pay an average of $60,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, RPI also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York 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. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Bard College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bard are $38,399 a year.
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Five Towns College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Dix Hills, Five Towns College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Five Towns College are $25,235 per year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for 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 Related Majors
| 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 12 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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