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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

8 Colleges
$21,339 Avg Salary
$21,758 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 30 degrees and certificates were awarded to general visual and performing arts students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #180 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York 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

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

Our 2023 rankings named The College at Brockport the most popular school in New York for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the most popular school in New York for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purchase College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#6

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 8
Maryland 0
New Jersey 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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