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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$24,172 Avg Salary
$32,890 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Whitewater the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

Visual Arts majors at UW - Whitewater take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at UW - Stout take out is $30,005.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

On average, visual arts graduates from UWM take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general visual and performing arts programs. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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 15 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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