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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

5 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 275 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,467 and $25,321 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Longwood University is located in Farmville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Longwood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. It costs about $14,704 for virginia bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Longwood.

Full Longwood University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $16,204 for virginia bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GMU.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full GMU General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the #3 spot on the list. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Washington is $12,988 for virginia bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Mary Washington General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Christopher Newport University landed the #4 spot on the list. Newport News, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

CNU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNU is $16,529 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#5

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia State University is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Virginia State also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,586 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Virginia State University.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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