18
Colleges in Michigan
3,606
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,279
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,606 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in visual & performing arts has to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 540 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $25,673.
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Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 380 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Michigan State University get an earnings boost of about $8,884 over the typical income of visual & performing arts majors.
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It's hard to beat Lawrence Technological University if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Southfield. This university ranks 19th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 13 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Lawrence Tech in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Lawrence Technological University make $46,433 more than the average visual & performing arts student.
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Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts has to check out College for Creative Studies. CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Detroit.
There were about 192 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $25,250 in their early career salary.
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WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 269 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $24,578.
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Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 165 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Ferris State University earn a boost of around $2,586 over the typical earnings of visual & performing arts majors.
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Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #399 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 174 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually earn an average of $28,315 in their early careers.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Grand Valley State University
K College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This college ranks 13th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 22 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at K College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career wages of $17,180.
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Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 190 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make about $24,854 in the first couple years of working.
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Carnbrook Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
There were roughly 57 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnbrook Academy in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally make an average of $25,921 at the beginning of their careers.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art
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