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2023 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$33,252 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Visual Art School for You

Other Visual Art is the #256 most popular major in the country with 912 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Visual Art Schools ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for other visual art 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.

2023 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the United States

Check out the other visual art programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Other Visual Art Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for other visual art students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list.

Full Other Visual Art at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

$10,803 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great value for other visual art students. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 per year. The average amount in student loans that other visual art majors at John Tyler Community College take out is $5,418.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at John Tyler Community College

The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other visual art schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 a year.

UW - Eau Claire excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great value for other visual art students. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Towson are $25,516 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Towson is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at Towson University

$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Other Visual Art Schools list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value other visual art programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Other Visual Art at University of Iowa Report

Northern Virginia Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Visual Art Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 a year.

Northern Virginia Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at Northern Virginia Community College

Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value other visual art programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois State are $24,172 a year. The average amount in student loans that other visual art majors at Illinois State take out is $21,318.

Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Other Visual Art at Illinois State University Report

Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Visual Art Schools ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

Full Other Visual Art at Western Illinois University Report

University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Other Visual Art Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $43,529 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools list.

Full Other Visual Art at University of California - Irvine Report

Other Visual Art by Region

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Other Visual Art 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 25 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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