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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$21,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,940 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,464 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Temple University Report

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
New York 16,536
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 2 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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