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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best school in the Plains States Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wichita State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,151.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 111
Minnesota 57
Kansas 84
Iowa 28
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 7

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

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 8 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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