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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$24,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 1,672 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Southern Oregon University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UO are $13,856 a year.

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#5

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

GFU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GFU is ranked #4 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Oregon.

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Willamette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Willamette are $44,234 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Pacific Northwest College of Art did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $42,768 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
Washington 1,718
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 7 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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