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

8 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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Western Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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Hussian College-Relativity Campus California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Hussian College-Relativity Campus California is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Channel Islands Report

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 61
Oregon 0

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 8 schools only.

  • 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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