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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$31,041 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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

#1

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Endicott graduate students pay an average of $12,746 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Endicott College Report

#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.

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#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Lesley University Report

Out of the 36 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northeastern University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduate students pay an average of $24,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design Report

#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.

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

Northern Vermont University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Vermont University are $16,488 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Vermont University Report

#9

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

With a ranking of #9, Dartmouth College 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 remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dartmouth are $59,283 a year.

Dartmouth also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Dartmouth College Report

#10

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson 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 #10 on the list. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emerson are $31,910 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Emerson also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Emerson College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.

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 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.

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