2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
Visual & Performing Arts majors at USD take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 11 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota list. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.
Out of the 11 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.
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University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.
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Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the remote area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.
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Mount Marty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school 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 Schools 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 |
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 11 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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