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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 9th in Ohio. In fact, 4,641 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in Ohio to see which bachelor's 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 71 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Out of the 71 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Columbus College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 169 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Miami University - Oxford, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#8

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

Oberlin College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oberlin.

Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 135 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Cleveland State University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Of the 132 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Baldwin Wallace College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the state of Ohio that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
12 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
13 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
14 Cedarville University Cedarville, OH

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,306
Michigan 3,433
Illinois 5,502
Wisconsin 2,248

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 25 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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