2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 106 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 75 other visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other visual & performing 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 Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$13,599 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s other visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $13,599 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Portland State University.

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

#2

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California

#1 in overall quality

$27,873 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #2 spot on the list. SMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moraga, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $27,873 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Visual & Performing Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Saint Mary’s College of California.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. 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.

Full Saint Mary’s College of California Other Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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