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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$18,006 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 791 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,751 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Youngstown State University Report

Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $12,425 per year.

Ohio State also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BGSU are $9,831 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $10,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $11,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kent State University at Kent Report

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

With a ranking of #10, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Indiana 417
Wisconsin 146
Michigan 469

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 14 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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