2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #184 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual & performing arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual & performing arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual & performing arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual Arts

1

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Missouri State University - Springfield

2

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO

52 Annual Graduates

Southeast Missouri State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Southeast Missouri State University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	0
Iowa	403	17
Kansas	352	31
Nebraska	331	0
South Dakota	237	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

One of 1 majors within the General Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Digital Arts	39

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.