2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States 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.
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.
Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our analysis found Century College to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis Community College is a great value for general visual and performing arts students. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,155 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $17,564 per year.
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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 15% of our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $30,450 per year. While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $24,102 in student debt.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,285 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out is $25,894.
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With a ranking of #8, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Maryville U are $27,166 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Wichita State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year. On average, visual arts graduates from WSU take out $24,989 in student loans while working on their degree.
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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 Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 111 |
| Minnesota | 57 |
| Kansas | 84 |
| Iowa | 28 |
| Nebraska | 0 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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General Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual Arts
General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Visual Arts
| 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 12 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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