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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California

5 Colleges
$26,951 Avg Salary
$24,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #155 most popular major in California with 61 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a .

Top California Schools in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the best school in California for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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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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