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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #19 most popular major in West Virginia with 405 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Our analysis found Shepherd University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

Shepherd University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year.

WVU also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marshall University are $8,552 a year.

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#4

Concord University

Athens, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Concord University is a small public school located in the distant town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concord University are $8,690 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVSU is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Institute.

WVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,833 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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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