2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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
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.
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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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.
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.
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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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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.
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.
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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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.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rider University
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 |
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New York | 3,135 |
Pennsylvania | 745 |
Maryland | 493 |
District of Columbia | 192 |
Delaware | 34 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
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