General Visual & Performing Arts programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their general visual & performing arts programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general visual & performing arts education in Iowa.
No school ranked higher than Iowa State University this year for general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public university. About 75% of students finish within six years. Iowa State University awarded about 19 general visual & performing arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their general visual & performing arts degree from Iowa State University earn around $53,900 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $23,495.
Read more about the general visual & performing arts program at Iowa State University
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
