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Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota

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$32,047 Avg Salary
$29,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 16 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #20 most popular major in South Dakota.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

Check out the visual and performing arts programs at this school if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Best Visual & Performing Arts School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best school in South Dakota for visual and performing arts students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Dakota

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
Kansas 125
Missouri 267
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93

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 values are for the top school 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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