2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #194 most popular major in the country with 390 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for visual 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 General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual arts majors pursuing a .
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found California State University - Los Angeles to be the best value school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $18,665 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSD are $44,454 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCR are $43,508 per year.
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The excellent programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Academy of Art University are $25,424 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USC are $61,503 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 61 |
| Oregon | 0 |
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.
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