2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.
The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Virginia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.
Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.
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Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Virginia. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
Radford graduate students pay an average of $12,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.
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George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.
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Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regent are $17,190 a year.
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Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 per year.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very 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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
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 11 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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