2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota

A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in South Dakota to review for the 2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in South Dakota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Dakota Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

36.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to look into South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.

Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from South Dakota State University earn a boost of approximately $4,674 above the average income of visual & performing arts graduates.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from South Dakota State University

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

$27,373 Median Starting Salary

University of South Dakota is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $27,373.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from University of South Dakota

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	38	918
Minnesota	38	1,711
Iowa	38	1,292
Missouri	38	1,886
Nebraska	36	727
North Dakota	35	160

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	67
Design & Applied Arts	61
Music	36
Drama & Theater Arts	32
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	9
General Visual & Performing Arts	7
Arts & Media Management	4

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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).
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