2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southeast region, there were 1,781 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,346 and $29,676 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,257 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing arts programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 283 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, UCF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 22 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, UT Martin has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin is $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Miss also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend UF.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Mississippi University for Women landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi University for Women is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 8 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MUW is $12,054 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
Bob Jones University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, Bob Jones University has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Asheville is $12,061 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
With a ranking of #10, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $8,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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Jackson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 16 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Jackson State is $14,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
Full Jackson State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #12, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
FGCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend FGCU.
Savannah State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Savannah State University is $10,220 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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Christopher Newport University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
CNU also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend CNU is $25,596 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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%.
Albany State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Albany State University is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 17 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Albany State also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $12,992 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Albany State University.
Full Albany State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Longwood University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Longwood, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Longwood University is $19,462 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
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With a ranking of #17, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 17 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Marshall University also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students per year to attend Marshall University.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.
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With a ranking of #19, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, Virginia State has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,970 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Virginia State.
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University of Mary Washington ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Mary Washington is a small public school situated in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UMW also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,907 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend UMW.
The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
North Carolina Central University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina Central University is $14,732 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
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University of Kentucky ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 49 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #23, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, GMU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tampa landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students list, UT has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT is $30,990 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Milligan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Milligan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milligan College, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Milligan, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Milligan University is $19,806 for southeast region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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%.
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- 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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