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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas

4 Colleges
$29,897 Avg Salary
$24,943 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 80 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #13 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Top Arkansas Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school in Arkansas for visual and performing arts students. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas Report

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Arkansas

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Out of the 4 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Alabama 86

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

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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