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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$38,099 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,940 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 18,379 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 per year.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pennsylvania Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,135
Pennsylvania 745
Maryland 493
New Jersey 187
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 34

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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