Debt by Degrees » Rankings

This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.

In 2014

Average Cost for Low-Income Students, Per Year

Ranks are based on 2014 data. Use the menus below to change the school categories.

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1. Curtis Institute of Music -$708
2. Compass College of Cinematic Arts $14,030
3. Memphis College of Art $15,024
4. Art Academy of Cincinnati $16,295
5. New Hampshire Institute of Art $17,713
6. O'More College of Design $18,841
7. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design $18,960
8. Montserrat College of Art $20,077
9. Minneapolis College of Art and Design $20,279
10. Oregon College of Art and Craft $20,739
11. The Juilliard School $21,077
12. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design $21,295
13. VanderCook College of Music $21,474
14. Columbia College-Hollywood $23,593
15. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts $23,723
16. California College of the Arts $23,870
17. Cornish College of the Arts $25,150
18. Cleveland Institute of Music $25,173
19. Kansas City Art Institute $25,257
20. Maine College of Art $26,273
21. Columbus College of Art and Design $26,881
22. Rhode Island School of Design $27,160
23. Watkins College of Art Design & Film $27,326
24. Visible Music College $27,782
25. Cleveland Institute of Art $27,899
26. American Musical and Dramatic Academy $28,103
27. Laguna College of Art and Design $28,170
28. Pacific Northwest College of Art $29,263
29. Otis College of Art and Design $29,431
30. College for Creative Studies $29,757
31. Maryland Institute College of Art $30,743
32. Manhattan School of Music $31,393
33. Boston Architectural College $31,575
34. The University of the Arts $31,663
35. School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston $31,971
36. The Boston Conservatory $32,858
37. Savannah College of Art and Design $32,929
38. Moore College of Art and Design $33,076
39. San Francisco Conservatory of Music $34,290
40. New York School of Interior Design $34,906
41. San Francisco Art Institute $35,101
42. School of the Art Institute of Chicago $37,018
43. The New England Conservatory of Music $37,790
44. California Institute of the Arts $38,518
45. Art Center College of Design $38,814
46. Pratt Institute-Main $38,856
47. Ringling College of Art and Design $41,115
48. Southern California Institute of Architecture $42,084
49. Berklee College of Music $46,416

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