by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 216 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,047 and $29,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota list. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota. Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Dakota Wesleyan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Sioux Falls. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota. University of Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Sioux Falls
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Northern State University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 54 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Augustana University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota ranking. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 16 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 77 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at South Dakota State University
With a ranking of #8, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota list. Located in Kyle, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Oglala Lakota College
Sinte Gleska University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota ranking. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 0 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sinte Gleska University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Mount Marty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #9. Mount Marty is a small school located in Yankton, South Dakota that handed out 0 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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