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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$27,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,917 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the visual arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Whitewater to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.

UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $16,602 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UW - Whitewater accumulate an average of around $26,922 in student debt.

UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 10% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grace College are $25,044 per year.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne undergraduate students pay an average of $33,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $30,370 per year.

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#9

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dominican U are $35,420 a year.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $50,623 a year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Ohio 67
Illinois 62
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 78

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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.

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