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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$13,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 830 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas 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.

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. 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.

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

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCA are $9,563 a year.

UCA also took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harding is ranked #2 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Arkansas.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Harding University Report

#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

With a ranking of #6, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year.

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#7

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

JBU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,924 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, JBU is ranked #3 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Arkansas.

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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
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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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