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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$23,542 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,100 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 16,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

The Ailey School

New York, NY

Our analysis found The Ailey School to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. The Ailey School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Ailey School are $13,789 a year.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nassau Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. Neighborhood Playhouse School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Neighborhood Playhouse School are $17,400 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at American Musical and Dramatic Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Musical and Dramatic Academy are $42,960 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York are $37,230 per year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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