2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Modern College of Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. The Modern College of Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SAE Institute - Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SAE Institute - Chicago is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.
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With a ranking of #6, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
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With a ranking of #7, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Gateway Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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).
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