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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,467 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,756 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $8,568 per year.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Alabama.

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$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USA are $8,756 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Alabama Report

$10,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNA are $10,620 per year.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $11,620 per year.

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

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#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL
$11,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Jacksonville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jacksonville State University are $11,120 a year.

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$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AUM are $8,860 a year.

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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
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 7 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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