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.
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 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.
Madison College also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 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 Macomb Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Warren.
Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,680 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Macomb Community College also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Gateway Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 per year.
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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.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kalamazoo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,502 per year.
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Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools 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).
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