2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 66 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general visual and performing arts is the #114 most popular major in Oregon.

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.

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 Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon 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.

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.

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, OR

45 Degrees

$9,357 Average Tuition & Fees

$25,082 Average Salary

Our analysis found Southern Oregon University to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Oregon University are $9,357 a year. After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Southern Oregon University carry an average student debtload of $24,760.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

3 Degrees

#9 in Quality in Oregon

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year. On average, visual arts graduates from Oregon State take out $28,749 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Oregon State University Report

#3

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR

9 Degrees

$42,768 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Pacific Northwest College of Art undergraduate students pay an average of $42,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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