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Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

7 Colleges
$26,022 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 830 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means John Brown University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147

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

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 7 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 Bonnielou2013.

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