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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,521 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 727 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Nebraska.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nebraska 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,195 per year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at MCC take out is $12,098.

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$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNK are $7,940 a year.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNOMAHA are $8,136 a year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from UNOMAHA take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $124, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNL are $9,590 a year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $22,957. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $209, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #2 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Nebraska.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

$38,334 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

NWU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from NWU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

NWU also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #4.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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