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

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

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #15 most popular major in Kentucky with 1,067 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Of the 147 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NKU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 114 students majoring in visual and performing arts at WKU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Of the 93 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UofL, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Morehead State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U 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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#9

Berea College

Berea, KY

Berea College 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 #9 on the list. Berea is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Berea.

Women make up 75% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#10

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

With a ranking of #10, Asbury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Wilmore, Asbury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Alabama 1,142
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147

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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