2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Endicott College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
Sacred Heart graduate students pay an average of $34,509 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Lesley graduate students pay an average of $19,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 36 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.
Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.
UHart graduate students pay an average of $15,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Northern Vermont University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.
Northern Vermont University graduate students pay an average of $16,488 in tuition and fees each year.
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Dartmouth College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
Dartmouth graduate students pay an average of $59,283 in tuition and fees each year.
Dartmouth also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.
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Emerson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Emerson graduate students pay an average of $31,910 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emerson also is in the top 20% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Massachusetts | 5,195 |
| Connecticut | 1,531 |
| Vermont | 550 |
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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 Majors Related 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 25 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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