2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arkansas to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Most Popular Arkansas Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found NorthWest Arkansas Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arkansas. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bentonville.
About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Arkansas State University - Beebe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the fringe town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in visual and performing arts at ASU-Beebe, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at National Park College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. National Park College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Hot Springs.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Baptist College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas Baptist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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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 |
Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 5 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.