7
Colleges in Iowa
1,384
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$28,405
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 7 schools in Iowa 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 1,384 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 283 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $29,578 in the first couple years of their career.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Iowa State University
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 391 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $28,303 in their early career salary.
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Drake University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines. This university ranks 5th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 59 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally make about $25,357 in the first five years of their career.
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Every student who is interested in visual & performing arts needs to check out Luther College. Located in the town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 7th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 65 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent year we have data available. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Luther College make $2,414 more than the average visual & performing arts graduate.
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UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 127 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNI 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 earnings of $28,819.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from University of Northern Iowa
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