2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Gwinnett Technical College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 per year.
John Tyler Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center are $19,400 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Piedmont Community College are $8,936 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 5% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northern Virginia Community College are $11,648 a year.
Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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SAE Institute - Nashville 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 #6 on the list. SAE Institute - Nashville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAE Institute - Nashville are $33,199 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Nashville State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $17,188 per year.
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Living Arts College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, Living Arts College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Living Arts College are $16,600 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Living Arts College also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock 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 #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA Little Rock are $21,767 a year.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Ai Atlanta undergraduate students pay an average of $19,354 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts schools 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 14 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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