2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 1,531 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $20,325 per year.
UCONN also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #4.
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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 Connecticut list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.
Sacred Heart also took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCSU are $12,848 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.
WestConn graduate students pay an average of $13,253 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great value 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 medium-sized city of West Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.
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Yale University 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 #6 on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.
Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
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Request InformationBest Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Massachusetts | 5,195 |
| 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 |
Majors Similar 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.