2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Alexandria Technical & Community College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ATCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
MCC also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JCCC are $5,352 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JCCC also is in the top 5% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Century College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.
Century College also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $6,930 a year.
BSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College 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 #6 on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 per year.
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University of South Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
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Saint Louis Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 a year.
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Des Moines Area Community College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per year.
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Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts 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. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Siba is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Siba are $13,680 a year.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| Missouri | 1,911 |
| Nebraska | 727 |
| North Dakota | 160 |
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Majors Related to 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 11 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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