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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$23,272 Avg Salary
$36,554 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the visual arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 #3 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $24,102 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Minneapolis College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . MCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #9, Century College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out is $25,894.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges 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 12 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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