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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate 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.

The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Butler Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the visual arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from Butler CC carry an average student debt load of $10,717.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means State Fair Community College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

Of the 8 students majoring in visual arts at State Fair Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Normandale Community College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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

#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Kirkwood Community College Report

Iowa Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Highland Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Highland Community College Report

Barton County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

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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 9 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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