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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$19,607 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 187 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New Jersey to see which 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for visual and performing arts students. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

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$40,054 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FDU are $40,054 per year.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ
$15,072 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New Jersey City University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NJCU are $15,072 a year.

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$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Kean undergraduate students pay an average of $12,595 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Newark landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list.

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#9

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ
$35,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Rider University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rider are $35,850 a year.

Rider also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.

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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
New York 3,135
Pennsylvania 745
Maryland 493
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

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 9 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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