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Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

7 Colleges
$21,983 Avg Salary
$17,456 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota College at Bottineau the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school located in the rural area of Bottineau.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mid-Plains Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

Of the 2 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Mid-Plains Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Calvary University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Calvary University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Calvary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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.

  • 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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