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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington

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.

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

$3,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Spokane Falls Community College to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$35,646 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, SPU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington list.

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Seattle U also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Colleges 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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