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

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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 South Dakota with 188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in South Dakota 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.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

Women make up 77% 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 Black Hills State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

Of the 23 students majoring in visual and performing arts at BHSU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#4

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

Of the 16 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Augustana Sioux Falls, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#5

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at University of Sioux Falls, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

About 70% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan 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 town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#8

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

With a ranking of #8, Mount Marty 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 town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Minnesota 1,711
Iowa 1,309
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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 10 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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