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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Colleges
$22,469 Avg Salary
$23,023 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #194 in the country. In fact 390 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Wilson College

Chambersburg, PA

Our analysis found Wilson College to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chambersburg.

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#2

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 30
Pennsylvania 8
Maryland 0
New Jersey 0

One of 9 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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