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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$27,616 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,822 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 10% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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#2

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 per year.

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#3

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Buffalo State are $12,252 a year.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brooklyn College are $11,522 per year.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at QC are $11,612 per year.

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#6

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purchase College are $13,193 per year.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #3 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in New York.

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#9

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

New York Academy of Art came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. New York Academy of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New York Academy of Art are $41,366 a year.

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#10

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Juilliard graduate students pay an average of $51,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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