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2026 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Other Visual Art](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/other-visual-performing-arts/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 18 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other visual art students.

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• Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other visual art degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Visual Art Schools

1

Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York, NY

$70,517 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,971 Avg Student Debt

$102,491 Median Earnings (10yr)

Columbia University In The City Of New York earned the #1 spot for value among other visual art schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Students from in state pay about $70,517 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $26,971 to complete the other visual art program here. Early-career other visual art graduates make about $86,770. Set against $26,971 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 4%.

2

New York University
New York, NY

$62,796 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$82,509 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes New York University one of the best values for other visual art. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $62,796 in tuition and fees. Other Visual Art graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other visual art degree recipients from New York University generally make around $31,469. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 9% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 18 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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.