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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$29,602 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #215 most popular major in Washington with 13 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual arts majors pursuing a .

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

$3,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Falls Community College the best value school in Washington for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spokane Falls Community College are $3,826 a year.

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$35,646 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPU are $35,646 a year.

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

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Seattle U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington list.

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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,179
Oregon 66
Nevada 20

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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