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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 3,471 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Virginia 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a year.

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

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 2 spot on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JMU are $12,638 a year.

JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at James Madison University

#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Old Dominion undergraduate students pay an average of $10,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Old Dominion University Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#8

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

University of Mary Washington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMW are $13,800 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Mary Washington Report

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Liberty University

#10

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #10, Marymount University 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 midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $35,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Marymount University

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
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Arkansas 830
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 12 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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