2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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. 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 15% Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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Out of the 84 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.
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Morehead State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 a year.
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Mississippi College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.
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Regent University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regent are $17,190 a year.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga 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. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $18,538 per year.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #11, Lee University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lee University are $15,050 a year.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mississippi University for Women | Columbus, MS |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 15 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 15 | Brenau University | Gainesville, GA |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for 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 25 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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