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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 611 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region”.
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Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,452 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Virginia Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,122 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students per year to attend Mississippi State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,032 for southeast region visual arts students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Miss
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
UT Martin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Martin is $11,320 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Tennessee - Martin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 4 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent also took the #11 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Regent University is $24,888 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Regent University
Christopher Newport University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. CNU is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CNU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Christopher Newport University is $25,855 for southeast region visual arts students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at CNU
Mississippi University for Women did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
MUW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi University for Women is $12,761 for southeast region visual arts students.
Full Mississippi University for Women Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Mary Washington did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
UMW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Washington is $23,193 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Washington Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 4 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,355 for southeast region visual arts students per year to attend WVU.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at WVU
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 107 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region visual arts students list, GMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $19,551 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University
With a ranking of #11, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,351 for Southeast Region Visual Arts students per year to attend Marshall University.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Marshall University
North Carolina Central University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 9 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region visual arts students list, North Carolina Central University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,332 for southeast region visual arts students per year to attend North Carolina Central University.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at North Carolina Central University
With a ranking of #13, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $13,094 for southeast region visual arts students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UL Lafayette
With a ranking of #14, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,654 for southeast region visual arts students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full College of Charleston Visual & Performing Arts Report
Duke University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $32,459 for southeast region visual arts students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Duke
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