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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,483 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Kansas

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

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for visual and performing arts students. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $5,430 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Fort Hays State University Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #1.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kansas State University Report

$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year.

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$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $11,166 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in Kansas.

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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
Missouri 267
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93
South Dakota 16

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 5 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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