2022 Best Value Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Tennessee (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is the 217th most popular major in the country with 3,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 29 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

The University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$10,955 Average Net Price

$32,785 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 22 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UT Martin is $10,955 for Tennessee Visual Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UT Martin

#2

Milligan University

Milligan College, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$19,806 Average Net Price

$56,800 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Milligan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Milligan University is located in Milligan College, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Milligan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend Milligan University is $19,806 for Tennessee Visual Arts students with aid.

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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Milligan University

• Best Value Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

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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