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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges
$26,128 Avg Salary
$26,925 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

The excellent programs at College of Charleston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 11
Florida 98
Tennessee 0
South Carolina 4
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 4

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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 6 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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