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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,805 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,983 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in Washington with 1,718 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing 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. 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.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Falls Community College the best value school in Washington for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,057 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington list.

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#3

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Walla Walla U are $30,531 a year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 22,397
Oregon 1,672
Hawaii 196
Nevada 554
Alaska 60

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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