2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 1,911 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Missouri.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in Missouri 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.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 161 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Webster, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Of the 118 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Mizzou, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 51% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 49% are male.
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University of Central Missouri ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 27% are male.
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Southeast Missouri State University 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 #8 on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
About 55% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Truman State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| Nebraska | 727 |
| North Dakota | 160 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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