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

10 Colleges
$26,128 Avg Salary
$26,925 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.

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.

The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Charleston is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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Norfolk State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

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#8

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 11
Florida 98
Tennessee 0
South Carolina 4
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 4

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 10 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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