by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 Iowa, there were 1,384 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,405 and $24,325 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Iowa”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Estherville, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 40 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 22 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. SWCC is a small school located in Creston, Iowa that handed out 2 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Iowa Central Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa ranking. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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Iowa Western Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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Marshalltown Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa ranking. Marshalltown, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Indian Hills Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa list. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Ellsworth Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Iowa list. Ellsworth is a small public school situated in Iowa Falls, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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