2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.
Top 15% Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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With a ranking of #6, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
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With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #11 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #13 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 15 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 16 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 17 | Regent University | Virginia Beach, VA |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 88 |
| Florida | 995 |
| North Carolina | 274 |
| Virginia | 522 |
| Tennessee | 156 |
| Georgia | 670 |
| South Carolina | 116 |
| Louisiana | 163 |
| West Virginia | 50 |
| Kentucky | 127 |
| Arkansas | 80 |
| Alabama | 86 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 390 |
| Dance | 257 |
| Other Visual Art | 254 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 13 |
Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 2,680 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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