2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #13 most popular major in Indiana with 2,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Indiana 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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Indiana.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.
Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indiana State are $9,598 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Indiana. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Bloomington 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 small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Evansville 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 medium-sized city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
UE undergraduate students pay an average of $39,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Grace College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Taylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the distant town of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Taylor U are $36,570 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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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 14 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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