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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Visual & Performing Arts is the 428th most popular major in the country with 1,039 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 126 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in other visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other visual & performing arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UChicago is $2,800 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full UChicago Other Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $5,887 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full U-M Other Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Illinois State is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,999 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Illinois State.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read more about Other Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois State University

#4

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Oberlin, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Oberlin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,560 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oberlin College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

WIU also made our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $14,526 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Millikin University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Millikin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Millikin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Millikin is $17,692 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other visual & performing arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Other Visual & Performing Arts at Millikin University

#4 in overall quality

Baldwin Wallace University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Berea, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baldwin Wallace College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,525 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baldwin Wallace University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Full Baldwin Wallace University Other Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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%.

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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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