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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other visual & performing arts, balancing cost against outcomes.
Leading the list is Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, our #1 best value for other visual & performing arts in Arkansas. Set in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,960, compared with $15,690 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,385 to complete the other visual & performing arts program here. Early-career other visual & performing arts graduates make about $41,723. That is a strong return on a $20,385 median debt. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus admits about 75% of applicants.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 1 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.
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[Other Visual & Performing Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/other-visual-performing-arts/visual-and-performing-arts-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other visual & performing arts education at a price that pays off.
