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 an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 2,526 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,745 and $26,721 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 348 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,118 and $20,107 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin associate degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Madison Area Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 94 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Madison Area Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Western Technical College is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 28 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Western Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Gateway Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin list. WCTC is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a public institution located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Moraine Park Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Wisconsin Visual & Performing Arts Report
Fox Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. This fairly large school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 47 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Fox Valley Technical College
Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Watertown, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Northcentral Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin list. North Central Technical College is a public institution located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northcentral Technical College
Nicolet Area Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. Nicolet Area Technical College is a small public school situated in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Nicolet Area Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa
Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Wisconsin ranking. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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