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2027 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Visual Art](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/other-visual-performing-arts/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. 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 other visual art students.

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• Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2027 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other visual art degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Visual Art Schools

1

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

$18,848 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,137 Avg Student Debt

$83,648 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, our #1 best value for other visual art in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $18,848, while out-of-state students pay about $63,081. Typical student debt for other visual art graduates is $19,137. Early-career other visual art graduates make about $66,254. Set against $19,137 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor admits about 16% of applicants.

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Baldwin Wallace College
Berea, OH

$39,832 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,307 Avg Student Debt

$54,122 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in other visual art will find it at Baldwin Wallace College, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $39,832. Other Visual Art graduates carry a median of $27,307 in student loans. Other Visual Art graduates of Baldwin Wallace College earn a median of $46,668 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 76% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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.