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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan

3 Colleges in Michigan
11 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #116 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for general visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan Your choice of general visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general visual & performing arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual Arts

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in Michigan

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the visual arts degree levels they offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Visual Arts

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from Michigan State University

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Michigan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from Central Michigan University

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 67
Illinois 304 62
Indiana 294 26
Wisconsin 273 78

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General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Visual Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 9
Digital Arts 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,055
Music 744
Fine & Studio Arts 734
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 523
Drama & Theater Arts 364
Dance 99
Arts & Media Management 52
Other Visual Art 13
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 11

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