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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$26,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,177 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 395 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCONN are $18,524 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCONN is ranked #5 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Connecticut.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Connecticut Report

#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacred Heart are $45,230 per year.

Sacred Heart did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut list.

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$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCSU are $11,542 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Central Connecticut State University Report

$11,781 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WestConn are $11,781 per year.

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#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 5 spot on the list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Hartford

#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Yale University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Yale University Report

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 965
Rhode Island 54
New Hampshire 34
Maine 42
Vermont 73

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 6 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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