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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$24,917 Avg Salary
$27,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Whitewater to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UW - Whitewater accumulate an average of around $26,922 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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#8

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Ohio 67
Illinois 62
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 78

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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