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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas

6 Colleges
$29,483 Avg Salary
$27,193 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kansas 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

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in Kansas for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Kansas. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Fort Hays 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 #6 on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Fort Hays State University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 267
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93
South Dakota 16

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 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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