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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,520 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general visual and performing arts is the #128 most popular major in Wisconsin.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

$4,793 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Milwaukee Area Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,793 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,730 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Wisconsin. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $7,730 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at UW - Whitewater take out is $27,000.

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$9,553 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at UW - Stout accumulate an average of around $30,005 in student debt.

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

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$9,610 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from UWM carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Ohio 67
Illinois 62
Indiana 26

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 4 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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