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Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

There are 561 colleges that offer a degree in General Visual & Performing Arts. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With all the General Visual & Performing Arts programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. This report analyzed 561 schools in the United States to see which General Visual & Performing Arts programs were the most popular. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for General Visual & Performing Arts majors.

The most popular school in the United States for General Visual & Performing Arts students is University of Central Florida. Located in Orlando, FL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 453 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,960. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Florida

#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Located in Winter Park, FL, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 422 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $26,076. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Full Sail University Report

The University of Texas at Dallas comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public school located in Richardson, TX. This school awarded 413 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $52,687. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. George Mason University is a public school located in Fairfax, VA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 139 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $55,366. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at George Mason University Report

Columbus State Community College landed the #5 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Columbus State Community College is a public school located in Columbus, OH. During the most recent year for which we have data, 114 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,669. Read More…

Otis College of Art and Design comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 105 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $25,700. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Otis College of Art and Design

Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in Austin, TX, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 100 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,315. Read More…

Wichita State University comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Wichita State University is a public school located in Wichita, KS. This school awarded 89 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $45,870. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Wichita State University Report

#9

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Located in Victorville, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 84 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $31,565. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Victor Valley College Report

#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University landed the #10 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in Kennesaw, GA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 81 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,335. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Kennesaw State University

California State University-San Marcos comes in at #11 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Located in San Marcos, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 80 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $42,878. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at California State University-San Marcos Report

San Jacinto Community College landed the #12 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in Pasadena, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 80 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,230. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at San Jacinto Community College

#13

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Pima Community College is a public school located in Tucson, AZ. During the most recent year for which we have data, 78 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,028. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Pima Community College Report

Florida International University comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Located in Miami, FL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 74 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,919. Read More…

University of California-San Diego comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. University of California-San Diego is a public school located in La Jolla, CA. This school awarded 74 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,612. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California-San Diego Report

The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #16 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Located in Austin, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 73 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,060. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

#17

Utah Tech University

Saint George, UT

Utah Tech University landed the #17 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Utah Tech University is a public school located in Saint George, UT. During the most recent year for which we have data, 68 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,494. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Utah Tech University

Connecticut State Community College comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Connecticut State Community College is a public school located in New Britain, CT. This school awarded 66 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $39,303. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Connecticut State Community College Report

#19

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #19 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. University of Florida is a public school located in Gainesville, FL. This school awarded 66 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,898. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Florida Report

#20

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College landed the #20 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in Toms River, NJ, this is a public institution. This school awarded 65 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $29,547. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Ocean County College

#21

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts majors. Harvard University is a private nonprofit school located in Cambridge, MA. This school awarded 64 degrees in General Visual & Performing Arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $92,518. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Harvard University Report

#22

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in Fort Myers, FL, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 62 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,960. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University Report

#23

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University landed the #23 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in Cape Girardeau, MO, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 60 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $38,184. Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University Report

#24

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University landed the #24 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Located in San Francisco, CA, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 59 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $29,577. Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University

#25

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #25 spot in our Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school located in Phoenix, AZ. During the most recent year for which we have data, 59 people earned their degree in General Visual & Performing Arts from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $62,543. Read More…

#26

Gnomon

North Hollywood, CA
#28

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#30

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA
#31

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
#34

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA
#36

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
#38

Champlain College

Burlington, VT
#42

Clark State College

Springfield, OH
#43

SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY
#48

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
#49

Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that also graduate students in this major every year.

Rank College Location
51 State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY
52 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
53 Citrus College Glendora, CA
54 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
55 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
56 National Park College Hot Springs, AR
57 University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL
58 Lesley University Cambridge, MA
59 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
60 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA
61 Marshall University Huntington, WV
62 Bennington College Bennington, VT
63 Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH
64 Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH
65 Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN
66 Rice University Houston, TX
67 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
68 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
69 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
70 New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
71 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
72 Stetson University DeLand, FL
73 University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN
74 Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY
75 Longwood University Farmville, VA
76 University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ
77 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE
78 Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL
79 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
80 Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA
81 NUC University Bayamon, PR
82 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY
83 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
84 Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR
85 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY
86 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN
87 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA
88 Iowa State University Ames, IA
89 Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA
90 University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX
91 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
92 Daemen University Amherst, NY
93 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
94 University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI
95 Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR
96 Rogers State University Claremore, OK
97 Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN
98 CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY
99 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
100 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
101 Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA
102 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
103 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
104 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
105 Albany State University Albany, GA
106 Bob Jones University Greenville, SC
107 Lynn University Boca Raton, FL
108 Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO
109 Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
110 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
111 Rockland Community College Suffern, NY
112 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
113 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
114 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
115 Clovis Community College Fresno, CA
116 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
117 Middlesex College Edison, NJ
118 Northeastern University Boston, MA
119 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
120 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
121 University of California-Merced Merced, CA
122 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ
123 Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS
124 New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
125 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
126 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
127 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
128 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ
129 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
130 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL
131 Genesee Community College Batavia, NY
132 Greenville University Greenville, IL
133 Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA
134 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
135 The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN
136 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
137 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA
138 Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI
139 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN
140 Salem College Winston-Salem, NC
141 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX
142 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR
143 Butler Community College El Dorado, KS
144 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ
145 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
146 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
147 North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
148 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL
149 State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO
150 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
151 The College of Westchester White Plains, NY
152 American River College Sacramento, CA
153 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
154 Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD
155 Delta State University Cleveland, MS
156 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
157 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC
158 Jackson State University Jackson, MS
159 Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID
160 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA
161 Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM
162 Sierra College Rocklin, CA
163 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
164 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
165 Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona, CA
166 Alma College Alma, MI
167 Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA
168 California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
169 De Anza College Cupertino, CA
170 Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL
171 Iona University New Rochelle, NY
172 Lander University Greenwood, SC
173 Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA
174 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
175 SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY
176 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
177 Siena College Loudonville, NY
178 State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY
179 Tusculum University Greeneville, TN
180 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY
181 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
182 College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA
183 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
184 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
185 Gallaudet University Washington, DC
186 Gordon State College Barnesville, GA
187 Grossmont College El Cajon, CA
188 Johnson University Knoxville, TN
189 Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA
190 Manhattan University Riverdale, NY
191 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA
192 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
193 Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN
194 NHTI-Concord’s Community College Concord, NH
195 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA
196 Savannah State University Savannah, GA
197 Seattle University Seattle, WA
198 Snow College Ephraim, UT
199 The University of Montana Missoula, MT
200 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL

General Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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More General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

General Visual & Performing Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Digital Arts 3,892
Visual & Performing Arts 3,333
Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 38,798
Fine & Studio Arts 37,770
Music 25,853
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 18,927
Drama & Theater Arts 16,640

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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