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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana

11 Colleges
$28,484 Avg Salary
$23,911 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 417 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #13 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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Indiana to see which 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.

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

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 11 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#3

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 11 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for visual and performing arts students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #6, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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Indiana University - South Bend landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

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#9

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Indiana list. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Ohio 791
Wisconsin 146
Michigan 469

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 11 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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