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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$15,550 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 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.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in New York to see which master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Graduate Center are $10,410 a year.

The Graduate Center also took the #3 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#2

Baruch College

New York, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Baruch College 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 city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baruch are $11,452 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Baruch College Report

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brooklyn College 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 large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brooklyn College are $11,522 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Brooklyn College Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#5

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

Out of the 42 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The College at Brockport Report

#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College 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 #6 on the list. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehman are $11,570 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Lehman College Report

Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIT SUNY are $12,165 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology Report

#8

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

SUNY Fredonia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Fredonia are $13,000 per year.

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#9

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Buffalo State graduate students pay an average of $12,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Buffalo State

#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 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 Colleges 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 25 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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