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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan

12 Colleges
$27,279 Avg Salary
$26,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in Michigan with 469 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Michigan 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 .

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for visual and performing arts students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Out of the 12 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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With a ranking of #9, College for Creative Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Indiana 417
Ohio 791
Wisconsin 146

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 12 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.

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