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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$30,652 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,198 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 931 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a New Hampshire college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Hampshire 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.

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.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Keene State College

Keene, NH
$14,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Keene State College the best value school in New Hampshire for visual and performing arts students. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.

Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $14,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Keene State take out is $26,750.

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$18,962 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNH are $18,962 a year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from UNH carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH
$60,648 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Hampshire. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dartmouth are $60,648 a year. While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $14,319 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #1 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in New Hampshire.

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#4

New England College

Henniker, NH
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NEC are $28,360 per year. While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at NEC accumulate an average of around $26,990 in student debt.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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