Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,452 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

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

With 80 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #13 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found University of Central Arkansas to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

UCA graduate students pay an average of $6,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCA is ranked #4 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Arkansas.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Arkansas Report

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK also took the #3 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA Little Rock are $7,594 a year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Alabama 86

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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.