2022 Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in West Virginia (With Aid)

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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 West Virginia, there were 21 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,370 Average Net Price

$45,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in West Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for west virginia visual arts students with aid.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$12,983 Average Net Price

$45,099 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 3 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in West Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $12,983 for west virginia visual arts students with aid.

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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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