[General Visual & Performing Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/general-visual-performing-arts/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general visual & performing arts students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general visual & performing arts, balancing cost against outcomes.
Leading the list is Bennington College, our #1 best value for general visual & performing arts in Vermont. Set in the town of Bennington, Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $66,262 in tuition and fees. General Visual & Performing Arts graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general visual & performing arts degree recipients from Bennington College generally make around $20,809. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 44% of applicants are accepted.
Champlain College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in general visual & performing arts, landing the #2 spot this year. Champlain College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $47,850. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the general visual & performing arts program here. General Visual & Performing Arts graduates of Champlain College earn a median of $30,138 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 83%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
