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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky” 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 Kentucky, there were 1,191 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,759 and $26,301 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 894 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 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 Kentucky”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kentucky Wesleyan College Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berea College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky. Berea is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Kentucky. It awarded 24 bachelors’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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Berea College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asbury University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky. Asbury University is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 147 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centre College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky. Centre College is a small school located in Danville, Kentucky that handed out 14 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Morehead State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 52 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Morehead State University
Spalding University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Murray State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 74 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Georgetown College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Georgetown, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Georgetown College
Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #10. Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bellarmine U
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #11. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.
Kentucky State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. KY State is a small public school situated in Frankfort, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 174 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisville ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Louisville Visual & Performing Arts Report
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Brescia University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Brescia University
Transylvania University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
With a ranking of #18, Thomas More University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pikeville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Pikeville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Pikeville Visual & Performing Arts Report
Lindsey Wilson College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. Columbia, Kentucky 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Lindsey Wilson College
Sullivan University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Sullivan University
Campbellsville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #22. Campbellsville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Campbellsville University
University of the Cumberlands landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 4 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of the Cumberlands
Kentucky Mountain Bible College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. KMBC is a small school located in Jackson, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Full Kentucky Mountain Bible College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #24, Simmons College of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Kentucky list. Simmons Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Simmons College of Kentucky Visual & Performing Arts Report
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