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

38 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.

The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general visual and performing arts students. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Visual Arts majors at WSU take out an average of $24,989 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-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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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia 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 medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, visual arts graduates from Mizzou take out $24,102 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the # 5 spot on the list. MCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#6

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Butler Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the distant town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize 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

State Fair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

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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 26 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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