2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 163 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Iowa
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for visual and performing arts students. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.
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The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Iowa also took the #3 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Iowa rankings.
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 125 |
| Missouri | 267 |
| Minnesota | 133 |
| North Dakota | 16 |
| Nebraska | 93 |
| South Dakota | 16 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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.
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