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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio

3 Colleges in Ohio
209 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$23,650 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #116 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 209 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 Ohio The visual arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual Arts
Doctor'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 Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of visual arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Ohio Schools in Visual Arts

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Any student pursuing a degree in general visual & performing arts has to check out Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 25 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,939 Median Starting Salary

Columbus College of Art and Design is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. CCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Columbus.

There were about 14 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent data year. General Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Columbus College of Art and Design get an earnings boost of around $3,290 over the average earnings of general visual & performing arts graduates.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,360 Median Starting Salary
$26,500 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in general visual & performing arts needs to take a look at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 18 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, visual arts degree recipients usually earn about $20,360 at the beginning of their careers.

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 10
Illinois 304 62
Indiana 294 26
Wisconsin 273 78

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Visual Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 153
Digital Arts 56

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Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,941
Music 1,148
Fine & Studio Arts 907
Drama & Theater Arts 558
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 371
Arts & Media Management 145
Dance 103
Other Visual Art 20
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 19

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