2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Michigan with 469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College for Creative Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.
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Ferris State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
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Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,053 |
| Indiana | 417 |
| Ohio | 791 |
| Wisconsin | 146 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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