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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$15,386 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in New York 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.

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 Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools

$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for visual and performing arts students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $7,410 per year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Baruch College

New York, NY
$7,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 42 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Baruch undergraduate students pay an average of $7,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.

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#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Binghamton University are $10,390 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Binghamton University Report

#5

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY
$8,678 Average Tuition & Fees

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 town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY Brockport undergraduate students pay an average of $8,678 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The College at Brockport Report

#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Lehman College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lehman are $7,410 a year.

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$7,793 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIT SUNY are $7,793 per year.

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#8

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY
$8,486 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Buffalo State did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Buffalo State are $8,486 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Buffalo State Report

#9

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY
$8,760 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Fredonia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Fredonia are $8,760 a year.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Hunter College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hunter are $7,382 per year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Hunter College

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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