2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Collin County Community College District also is in the top 10% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.
Scottsdale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
Scottsdale Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College also took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OCCC are $9,810 a year.
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Clary Sage College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Clary Sage College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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 6 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.
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