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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California

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$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 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California 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.

Check out the visual arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in California for general visual and performing arts students. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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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 midsize suburb of Camarillo.

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Hussian College-Relativity Campus California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Hussian College-Relativity Campus California is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Hussian College-Relativity Campus California Report

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

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State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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