2025 Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in other visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #360 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 74 bachelor's degrees in other visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of other visual & performing arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other visual & performing arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other visual & performing arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other visual & performing arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other visual & performing arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Visual & Performing Arts Schools

The other visual & performing 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 Other Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for other visual & performing arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Visual & Performing Arts

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in other visual & performing arts. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in other visual & performing arts from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH

15 Annual Graduates

Baldwin Wallace University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in other visual & performing arts. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Berea.More information about a bachelor’s in other visual & performing arts from Baldwin Wallace University

3

Millikin University
Decatur, IL

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in other visual & performing arts needs to check out Millikin University. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Decatur.More information about a bachelor’s in other visual & performing arts from Millikin University

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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in other visual & performing arts has to take a look at Western Illinois University. WIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Macomb.More information about a bachelor’s in other visual & performing arts from Western Illinois University

Best Other Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best other visual & performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	10
Ohio	612	20
Illinois	558	62
Wisconsin	435	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Visual & Performing Arts

One of 0 majors within the Other Visual Art area of study, Other Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.