2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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. 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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year. While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $12,098 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from JCCC take out $11,449 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.
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The excellent programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out is $24,174.
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Out of the 49 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at North Dakota State University take out is $24,833.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $15,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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Winona State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Winona State accumulate an average of around $27,500 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at USD take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 a year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Saint Louis Community College take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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South Dakota State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 20% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| Missouri | 1,911 |
| Nebraska | 727 |
| North Dakota | 160 |
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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 26 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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