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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas

5 Colleges
$29,483 Avg Salary
$27,193 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Top Kansas Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

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The excellent programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Kansas. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 5 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 267
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93
South Dakota 16

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 5 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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