2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #114 most popular major in Missouri with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri 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. 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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for general visual and performing arts students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year. Visual Arts majors at Mizzou take out an average of $24,102 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for visual arts in Missouri.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year. After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Southeast Missouri State University carry an average student debtload of $25,894.
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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maryville U are $27,166 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Maryville U also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Missouri list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 57 |
| Kansas | 84 |
| Iowa | 28 |
| Nebraska | 0 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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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 5 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).
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