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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,581 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #20 most popular major in Alabama with 86 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

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

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Auburn University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

UA also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Alabama Report

#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Jacksonville State University Report

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
North Carolina 274
Georgia 670
West Virginia 50
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 116
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80

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 4 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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