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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

55 Colleges
$35,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,863 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region

Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools

$10,322 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Holyoke Community College the best value school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Holyoke Community College are $10,322 a year.

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$10,728 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.

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#3

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA
$16,872 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bridgewater State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bridgewater State are $16,872 a year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from Bridgewater State carry an average student debtload of $26,159.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Bridgewater State University Report

$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at SNHU take out an average of $27,598 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Gordon College

Wenham, MA
$26,250 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Gordon College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,250 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Gordon College Report

#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Sacred Heart University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Sacred Heart undergraduate students pay an average of $45,230 in tuition and fees each year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at Sacred Heart take out an average of $24,768 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

College of the Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Holy Cross are $56,540 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Holy Cross also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Salem State University 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 large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Salem State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,480 in tuition and fees each year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Salem State take out $26,936 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Dartmouth take out $14,319 in student loans while working on their degree.

Dartmouth not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Dartmouth College

#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA
$36,614 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in tuition and fees each year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at Endicott take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Endicott College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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 25 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.

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