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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$18,930 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,484 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 417 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Indiana 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for visual and performing arts students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the # 2 spot on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ball State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ball State University Report

#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN
$9,598 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,598 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for visual and performing arts students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $10,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
$58,843 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Notre Dame are $58,843 a year.

Notre Dame also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #1.

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#8

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN
$33,516 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana ranking. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIndy are $33,516 per year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Ohio 791
Wisconsin 146
Michigan 469

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

Majors Similar 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 8 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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