2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Century College the best value school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large 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 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,352 per year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,155 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area 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 Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.
DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
Missouri Southern State University 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. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri Southern State University Report
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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