Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Graduate Schools

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (referred to as IDSVA) is a Private, 4 years school located in Portland, ME. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is a historically black school. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is $47,600 in average. The school has 93 students (all graduate).

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (7/29/2015 - Current).

IDSVA Directory Information
School Name	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)
Address	795 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102-0000
Phone	207-879-8757
Web	https://www.idsva.edu
Online Application	https://www.idsva.edu/application-form
Financial Info	https://www.idsva.edu/scholarships-tuition

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is $47,600 in average. The school has 93 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$47,600
Student Population	93
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	2 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is $47,600 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $2,380.

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts offers the alternative tuition plans.

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is $47,600. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 11.74% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$34,500	-
2019-2020	$36,500	-
2020-2021	$42,600	-
2021-2022	$42,600	-
2022-2023	$47,600	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of IDSVA is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Maine. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Maine graduate tuition is $15,412 (public) / $26,863 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts	$47,600
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Maine Graduate Schools	$16,531	$20,801
Public	$10,139	$15,412
Private	$26,863

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,380 at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 11.74% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,725
2019-2020	$1,825
2020-2021	$2,130
2021-2022	$2,130
2022-2023	$2,380

Graduate Programs at IDSVA

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts offers 2 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 12 students have completed their study at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts.

Offered Degrees at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	1
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	11
Total	2	12

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Humanities/Humanistic Studies program with 1 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Humanities/Humanistic Studies program with 11 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	1	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	11	-

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts offers 2 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 12 students have completed their graduate studies.

1 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at IDSVA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 95 students enrolled into Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts graduate schools where it has total 92 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 41 full-time and 54 part-time graduate students. By gender, 24 male and 71 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	95	24	71
Full-time	41	13	28
Part-tme	54	11	43

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 61 White (64.21%), 15 Black/African American (15.79%), 9 Hispanic (9.47%), 4 Asian (4.21%), and 6 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	95	24	71
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	4	1	3
Black/African American	15	8	7
Hispanic	9	5	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	61	9	52
Two More	3	0	3
Un-Known	2	1	1
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 95 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	95
Enrolled Online Exclusively	95
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. 0 students are aged 20 to 24 (0.00% of total students), 35 students are aged above 50 (36.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts.