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Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$20,797 Avg Salary
$14,735 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate 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 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Mott Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Flint, MCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the visual arts majors at the school.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Mott Community College Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Moraine Valley Community College

#3

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Clark State Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maranatha Baptist University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Maranatha Baptist University Report

#5

Oakland City University

Oakland City, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland City University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Oakland City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Oakland City.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Oakland City University

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Alpena Community College Report

#5

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mid Michigan College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Mid Michigan College is a small public school located in the rural area of Harrison.

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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 7 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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