2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
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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Out of the 19 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCNJ is a moderately-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 also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 a year.
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Kean University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $12,595 per 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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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.
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Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers Camden are $15,657 a 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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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a moderately-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.
Ramapo College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list.
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Rutgers University - Newark landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| New York | 16,536 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
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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 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).
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