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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin

6 Colleges
$27,745 Avg Salary
$26,721 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 146 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #16 most popular major in Wisconsin.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carthage College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

#5

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mary University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Indiana 417
Ohio 791
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 6 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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