2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #13 most popular major in Indiana with 2,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #2 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Indiana.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana University - South Bend are $8,270 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana State are $8,056 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.
IU Bloomington also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.
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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne are $12,418 per year.
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Valparaiso University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Valpo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Notre Dame also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #1.
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University of Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIndy are $40,560 a year.
Request InformationBest Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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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