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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$33,235 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,940 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 3,135 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New York

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

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 New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NYU is ranked #5 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in New York.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at New York University Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RPI are $60,026 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, RPI also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Rochester Report

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#9

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College 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. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson.

Bard graduate students pay an average of $38,399 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, NY

Five Towns College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Five Towns College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Dix Hills.

Five Towns College graduate students pay an average of $25,235 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
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 12 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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