by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general visual & performing arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 286 bachelor's degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The visual arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality visual arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general visual & performing arts students working on their bachelor's degree.
The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general visual & performing arts.
Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general visual & performing arts. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from Michigan State University
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general visual & performing arts needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a large student population.
Those general visual & performing arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater make $2,888 more than the standard visual arts grad.
More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
It's difficult to beat Elmhurst University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from Elmhurst University
Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the visual arts program report average early career wages of $18,819.
More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Illinois at Chicago
Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Wisconsin - Stout
Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from Central Michigan University
UW - Parkside is a small public university located in the rural area of Kenosha.More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Located in the city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the general visual & performing arts degree program at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne get $2,346 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
More information about a bachelor’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Saint Francis - Fort WayneExplore the best general visual & performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Digital Arts | 242 |
| Visual & Performing Arts | 44 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,493 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 3,013 |
| Music | 2,245 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,934 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,337 |
| Dance | 311 |
| Arts & Media Management | 296 |
| Other Visual Art | 74 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 12 |
