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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 18,379 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual and performing arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in visual and performing arts at KU, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 55% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNL, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMKC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 125
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

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 8 schools only.

  • 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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