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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's 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. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#2

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Out of the 40 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Luther College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Decorah.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 40 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Concordia College at Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#10

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #10, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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 25 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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