2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 830 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for visual and performing arts students. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at UARK take out an average of $26,227 in student loans while working on their egree.
UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for visual and performing arts students. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from A-State carry an average student debtload of $26,500.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from UCA carry an average student debtload of $24,486.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCA also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $9,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at UA Little Rock take out an average of $26,616 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.
Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Harding also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| 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 Majors Related 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).
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