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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$25,844 Avg Salary
$25,361 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #194 most popular major in the country with 390 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Academy of Art University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 61
Oregon 0

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General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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