2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #4 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in the Great Lakes Region .
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The excellent associate degree programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Waukesha County Technical College
Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Western Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College
The excellent associate degree programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,680 per year.
Macomb Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Macomb Community College Report
Gateway Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,803 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Gateway Technical College
Sinclair Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.
Ivy Tech Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Ivy Tech Community College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,502 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Cuyahoga Community College District Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 17 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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