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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found Century College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Century College also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,352 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 a year.
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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 large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMACC are $10,440 a year.
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Missouri Southern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $15,896 in tuition and fees each year.
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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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