by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 134 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual and performing arts.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Penn University landed the #3 spot on the list. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full William Penn University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. 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 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%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s visual arts 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, Mount Marty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Mount Marty University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Yankton, South Dakota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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