by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Arkansas, there were 895 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,897 and $24,943 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 723 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas”.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 41 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. John Brown University is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 46 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lyon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas list. Lyon College is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Ozarks. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas. Located in Clarksville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Ozarks Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Arkansas Baptist College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas Baptist College
Harding University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Hendrix College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Hendrix College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Hendrix College
With a ranking of #10, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Henderson State University
University of Arkansas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 29 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 39 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Arkansas Tech University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 50 bachelors’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%.
University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Central Baptist College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Williams Baptist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. WBU is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Williams Baptist University Visual & Performing Arts Report
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