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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges
$26,942 Avg Salary
$26,129 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Columbus State Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#2

DSDT

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DSDT. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, DSDT is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Modern College of Design is a great place for visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. The Modern College of Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from The Modern College of Design carry an average student debtload of $5,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $279, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent online programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Gateway Technical College take out an average of $14,333 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Franklin University take out is $43,242.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Michigan State take out an average of $28,422 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $389, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at BGSU take out an average of $26,750 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $257.

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#9

The North Coast College

Lakewood, OH

The North Coast College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. The North Coast College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lakewood.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $37,232 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 11 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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