2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Moorhead the best value school in the Plains States Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Moorhead are $17,564 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $30,450 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 10% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,285 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Maryville U are $27,166 a year.
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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Wichita 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. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,151.
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With a ranking of #8, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hamline are $46,221 a year.
Request InformationBest General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 111 |
| Minnesota | 57 |
| Kansas | 84 |
| Iowa | 28 |
| Nebraska | 0 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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General Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual Arts
General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Visual Arts
| 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 8 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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