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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 the Plains States region, there were 7,381 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,498 and $25,515 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 755 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 72 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Siba
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cottey College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Cottey College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nevada, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Cottey College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 107 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full MCC Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 68 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Alexandria Technical & Community College is a public institution located in Alexandria, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at ATCC
Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Dunwoody College of Technology
Dakota County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. DCTC is a public institution located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Dakota County Technical College
Johnson County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 66 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at JCCC
East Central College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. East Central College is a small public school situated in Union, Missouri. It awarded 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Central College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Century College Visual & Performing Arts Report
United Tribes 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at United Tribes Technical College
Dakota College at Bottineau came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dakota College at Bottineau is a public institution located in Bottineau, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dakota College at Bottineau Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #13, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Estherville, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Lakes Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #14, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Oglala Lakota College
Calvary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Calvary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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 Calvary Visual & Performing Arts Report
Saint Louis Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Saint Louis Community College
Western Nebraska Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. WNCC is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WNCC Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #18, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waterloo, Iowa that handed out 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Hawkeye Community College
St Charles Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. St Charles Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cottleville, Missouri that handed out 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SCC
With a ranking of #20, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
With a ranking of #22, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 12 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Northeast Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 12 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Northeast
With a ranking of #24, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #25, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. BSC is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 12 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Bismarck State College
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