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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio

15 Colleges
$25,573 Avg Salary
$26,729 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 791 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

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

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The excellent programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Cleveland Institute of Music ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio list. Cleveland Institute of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Columbus College of Art and Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. CCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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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
Indiana 417
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

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 15 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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