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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$35,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 709 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Rhode Island 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from RIC carry an average student debtload of $22,217.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at URI take out an average of $24,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at New England Tech take out is $21,846. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $274.

New England Tech also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Brown take out $15,625 in student loans while working on their degree.

Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island list.

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$56,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rhode Island School of Design helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RISD are $56,290 per year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from RISD take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $739, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
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

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 5 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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