2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
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The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Saint Mary’s University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSMU are $45,388 per year.
Out of the 46 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 46 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Azusa Pacific are $41,510 per year.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.
San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
The excellent programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 per year.
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.
UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.
California State University - Chico landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chico State are $19,744 a year.
With a ranking of #9, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $19,184 per year.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,548 |
| Washington | 130 |
| Oregon | 185 |
| Nevada | 51 |
| Hawaii | 26 |
| Alaska | 3 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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