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

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

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #15 most popular major in Kentucky with 1,067 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school in Kentucky for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kentucky Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Murray State University Report

#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Kentucky. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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With a ranking of #6, Morehead State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Morehead State University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 6 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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