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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana University - South Bend are $8,270 a year.

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#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.

IU Bloomington also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne are $12,418 per year.

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#8

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valpo also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#10

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, University of Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

UIndy graduate students pay an average of $40,560 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 10 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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