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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,964 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 10th in Utah. In fact, 1,871 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah 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.

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

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Utah. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 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, BYU is ranked #2 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Utah.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of U are $8,893 a year.

U of U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Southern Utah University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,943
Montana 318
Idaho 591
Wyoming 179

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 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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