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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

60 Colleges
$9,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,100 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Collin County Community College District the best value school in the United States for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Collin County Community College District also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Collin County Community College District

#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gwinnett Technical College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Century College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Century College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,803 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the 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.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Johnson County Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Scottsdale Community College are $7,854 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Scottsdale Community College also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Scottsdale Community College

With a ranking of #7, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-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.

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#8

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year.

El Centro College also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at El Centro College Report

Spokane Falls Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Falls Community College are $5,135 per year.

Spokane Falls Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Spokane Falls Community College Report

#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Ivy Tech Community College

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Visual & Performing Arts students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 The Ailey School New York, NY
12 Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center Atlanta, GA

Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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