2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 965 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
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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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts
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
Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in Massachusetts for visual and performing arts students. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Endicott undergraduate students pay an average of $36,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Lesley undergraduate students pay an average of $29,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 18 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 a year.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $14,200 per year.
Brandeis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.
Emerson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Emerson are $51,286 a year.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 a year.
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 54 |
| Connecticut | 395 |
| New Hampshire | 34 |
| Maine | 42 |
| Vermont | 73 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 18 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).
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