101
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
19,622
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$26,942
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 101 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 19,622 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 378 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Northwestern University earn a boost of approximately $4,615 over the typical earnings of visual & performing arts majors.
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It is hard to beat University of Notre Dame if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were about 141 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Notre Dame make $21,274 more than the typical visual & performing arts student.
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It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 540 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $25,673.
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Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 457 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $8,301 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 380 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Michigan State University earn $9,222 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 353 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UIUC 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 $28,526.
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Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 369 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $27,442.
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IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 651 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $28,802.
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UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were about 749 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus receive $2,233 more than the typical visual & performing arts student.
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Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 174 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $18,766.
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Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 158 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Purdue University - Main Campus get $3,117 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
There were roughly 754 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn an average of $25,538 in their early careers.
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Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton. This college ranks 11th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 55 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients typically make an average of $28,924 in their early careers.
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Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 94 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Madison Area Technical College earn a boost of around $4,924 over the typical earnings of visual & performing arts majors.
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Cleveland Institute of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
There were approximately 93 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland Institute of Music in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally make about $19,171 in their early careers.
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