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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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 “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full University of Arkansas Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 150 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%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s. ATU is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full JBU Visual & Performing Arts Report
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s list. Magnolia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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Henderson State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Henderson State University
With a ranking of #11, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full UAFS Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s 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.
Full University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Visual & Performing Arts Report
Lyon College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Lyon is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 13 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Arkansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Hendrix College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Arkansas for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Hendrix College
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