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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$18,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

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

With 1,711 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #12 most popular major in Minnesota.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Minnesota 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winona State are $10,184 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Winona State University Report

Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year.

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#7

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

St Olaf College 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. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

St. Olaf undergraduate students pay an average of $52,670 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design 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 large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

MCAD undergraduate students pay an average of $41,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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 9 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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