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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$11,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #15 most popular major in Alabama with 1,142 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Alabama 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Alabama

Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAB are $8,568 a year.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA are $11,620 a year.

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

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jacksonville State University are $11,120 a year.

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University of North Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNA are $10,620 a year.

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#7

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

With a ranking of #7, University of Montevallo 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 suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montevallo are $13,710 per year.

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#8

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alabama State are $11,068 per year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Louisiana 1,147
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629

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 8 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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