2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Milwaukee Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general visual and performing arts students. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Whitewater are $16,602 a year. Visual Arts majors at UW - Whitewater take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at UW - Stout take out is $30,005.
UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year. On average, visual arts graduates from UWM take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $22,810 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUPUI are $32,101 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year. Visual Arts majors at BGSU take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grace College are $25,044 a year.
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Request InformationBest General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 10 |
| Ohio | 67 |
| Illinois | 62 |
| Indiana | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 78 |
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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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