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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$27,641 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in Washington with 1,718 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington 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 Washington to see which bachelor's 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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Washington. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.

UW Seattle also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Central Washington University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $12,417 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EWU are $7,922 a year.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SPU undergraduate students pay an average of $35,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Cornish College of the Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cornish College of the Arts are $35,486 a year.

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University of Puget Sound landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Puget Sound are $55,670 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Puget Sound Report

Pacific Lutheran University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

PLU undergraduate students pay an average of $47,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

With a ranking of #10, Walla Walla University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla U are $30,531 per 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
Oregon 1,672
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 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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