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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$27,288 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year. On average, visual arts graduates from UF take out $19,468 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UT Martin undergraduate students pay an average of $15,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

MUW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $22,467 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $23,080 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCF also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke 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 #6 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duke are $60,244 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for visual arts in the Southeast Region .

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Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $17,690 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Mississippi State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,468.

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $31,608 per year.

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Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

With a ranking of #10, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FGCU are $25,162 a year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 90
Virginia 255
North Carolina 73
Florida 945
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 19
Louisiana 39
Arkansas 5
Alabama 4
Mississippi 156
West Virginia 23

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 21 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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