2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,471 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
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Shenandoah 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.
Shenandoah also took the #4 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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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 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 6 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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