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2026 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland

[General Visual & Performing Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/general-visual-performing-arts/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general visual & performing arts education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools to find the best return on investment for general visual & performing arts students.

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• Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland

2026 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general visual & performing arts, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

1

The Community College Of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

$4,110 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,038 Avg Student Debt

$43,729 Median Earnings (10yr)

The Community College Of Baltimore County tops our 2026 list of the best value general visual & performing arts schools in Maryland. Set in the suburb of Baltimore, The Community College Of Baltimore County is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,110, while out-of-state students pay about $10,182. General Visual & Performing Arts graduates carry a median of $18,038 in student loans. Early-career general visual & performing arts graduates make about $52,440. Set against $18,038 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Montgomery College
Rockville, MD

$5,394 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,230 Avg Student Debt

$50,159 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in general visual & performing arts will find it at Montgomery College, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,394, while out-of-state students pay about $14,250. General Visual & Performing Arts graduates carry a median of $11,230 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general visual & performing arts degree recipients from Montgomery College generally make around $24,833. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 8 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.