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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$19,509 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 Florida. In fact, 7,291 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Florida 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. 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.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best value school in Florida for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $4,879 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Florida. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

UNF undergraduate students pay an average of $5,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus 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 city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USF Tampa is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGCU are $6,118 a year.

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Florida International 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. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $6,565 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FIU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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The University of West Florida 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UWF are $5,776 a year.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida A&M University are $5,785 per year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147

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 19 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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