2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned a degree or certificate in general visual and performing arts, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 142 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for visual arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 15% Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Century College the best value school in the United States for general visual and performing arts students. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.
Century College also claimed a spot on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $9,383 per year.
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The excellent programs at Spokane Falls Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.
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Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $20,870 in student debt.
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Gnomon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Gnomon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood.
Gnomon undergraduate students pay an average of $28,155 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northern Virginia Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 a year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Northern Virginia Community College accumulate an average of around $12,500 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northern Virginia Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking.
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University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.
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Seminole State College of Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $11,456 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $16,602 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at UW - Whitewater accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #12 on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.
OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #13, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. BMCC is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BMCC are $8,050 a year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $9,062 in student debt.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Grand Canyon University accumulate an average of around $26,847 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $181.
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With a ranking of #15, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #16 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking.
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #17 on the list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kutztown University are $15,170 a year.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year. On average, visual arts graduates from UW - Stout take out $30,005 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #19, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year. Visual Arts majors at Pima County Community College District take out an average of $9,770 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Saint Louis Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 per year.
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With a ranking of #20, Queensborough Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at QCC are $8,090 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for General Visual & Performing Arts students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 22 | Regent University | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 23 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 24 | The University of Tennessee - Martin | Martin, TN |
| 25 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 25 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 27 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 28 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, NY |
General Visual & Performing Arts by Region
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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