2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US 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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Burbank.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Chapman University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
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American Film Institute Conservatory came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, American Film Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Azusa Pacific University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 14 | California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA |
| 15 | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena, CA |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,548 |
| Washington | 130 |
| Oregon | 185 |
| Nevada | 51 |
| Hawaii | 26 |
| Alaska | 3 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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 Bonnielou2013.
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