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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$20,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,573 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 791 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Ohio 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.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,372 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio for visual and performing arts students. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,372 per year.

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$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 15% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,061 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $16,142 per year.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Cleveland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $11,000 per year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Akron Main Campus Report

$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year.

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$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $9,834 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
Indiana 417
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

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 14 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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