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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$48,786 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,940 Avg Salary

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the visual and performing arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hartford the best value school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UHart are $15,202 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Hartford Report

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Brandeis University

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Connecticut

#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Tufts University

#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Yale University Report

#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brown are $62,083 a year.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Brown University Report

#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Boston University

With a ranking of #8, The New England Conservatory of Music did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The New England Conservatory of Music are $53,730 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The New England Conservatory of Music

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 965
Rhode Island 54
Connecticut 395
New Hampshire 34
Maine 42
Vermont 73

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 8 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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