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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$17,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,983 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 5th in Tennessee. In fact, 2,629 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Chattanooga State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nashville State Community College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 a year.

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#3

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Institute - Nashville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. SAE Institute - Nashville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

SAE Institute - Nashville undergraduate students pay an average of $33,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Nossi College of Art

Madison, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nossi College of Art. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Madison, Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nossi College of Art are $19,150 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TNU are $26,898 per year.

TNU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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