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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas

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$29,897 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 80 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #13 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for visual and performing arts students. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Monticello is a great place for visual and performing arts students. UAM is a small public school located in the remote town of Monticello.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Alabama 86

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 7 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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