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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 150,273 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , visual & performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,820 and had an average of $26,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Dakota, there were 214 visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,218 and $26,717 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in visual & performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual & performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota list. Valley City State University is a public institution located in Valley City, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Valley City State University Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United Tribes Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota. United Tribes Technical College is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 2 ’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at United Tribes Technical College
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Jamestown landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Jamestown, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 ’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Jamestown Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU-Bottineau is a small school located in Bottineau, North Dakota that handed out 7 ’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at MSU-Bottineau
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 81 ’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at North Dakota State University
With a ranking of #6, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at BSC
University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota ranking. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified ’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UND
University of Mary landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota ranking. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Minot State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota list. Minot State University is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at MSU
With a ranking of #10, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota list. Dickinson State University is a small school located in Dickinson, North Dakota that handed out 3 ’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at DSU
Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rasmussen University - North Dakota Visual & Performing Arts Report
Cankdeska Cikana Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Dakota list. CCCC is a small school located in Fort Totten, North Dakota that handed out 2 ’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at CCCC
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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