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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region

23 Ranked Colleges
229 Degrees Awarded
$23,272 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region

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General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 302 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,272 and $36,554 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 229 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general visual and performing arts.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.

Top 23 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Plains States Region

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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Dakota Wesleyan University

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Bethany College Kansas
Lindsborg, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany College Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lindsborg, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Bethany College Kansas

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University

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Iowa Wesleyan University
Mount Pleasant, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It awarded 3 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Iowa Wesleyan University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 68 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WSU General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hamline University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hamline General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at MSU Moorhead

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mizzou

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William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa

William Penn University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at William Penn University

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Southwestern College
Winfield, Kansas

Southwestern College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwestern College is located in Winfield, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Southwestern College

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University of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa

With a ranking of #11, University of Dubuque did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at UD

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Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Fontbonne University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Fontbonne University

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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full Iowa State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 9 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 General Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Augsburg University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Augsburg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Augsburg General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Maryville U

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McPherson College
McPherson, Kansas

McPherson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. McPherson College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at McPherson College

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Mount Marty University
Yankton, South Dakota

Mount Marty University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Yankton, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 0 students 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%.

Full Mount Marty General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU MN General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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