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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$21,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,574 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

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

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ
$9,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found County College of Morris to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at County College of Morris are $9,840 per year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from County College of Morris carry an average student debtload of $12,900.

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$17,287 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCNJ are $17,287 a year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from TCNJ carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montclair State are $13,298 a year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Montclair State take out is $26,825. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $281.

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$18,016 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at NJIT take out is $27,000.

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

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$8,804 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Brookdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kean are $12,595 a year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Kean take out $26,625 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $338.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Rowan take out $25,019 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $228, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rowan University Report

$15,657 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Camden came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Rutgers Camden undergraduate students pay an average of $15,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from Rutgers Camden carry an average student debtload of $25,332. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.

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$14,952 Average Tuition & Fees

Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ramapo College are $14,952 per year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from Ramapo College carry an average student debtload of $23,776.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ramapo College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Newark came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers Newark are $15,208 a year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Rutgers Newark take out $25,749 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.

Rutgers Newark also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - Newark Report

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
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
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

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 19 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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