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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$15,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 10th in Florida. In fact, 7,291 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida State are $11,553 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida State also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. JU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JU are $14,039 a year.

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Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

With a ranking of #8, Full Sail University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Full Sail University are $15,472 per year.

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

International Fine Arts College graduate students pay an average of $23,799 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U Miami are $41,036 a year.

U Miami did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges 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
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147

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 10 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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