2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #13 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Pennsylvania
Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Messiah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Pennsylvania. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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With a ranking of #7, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. PAFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
With a ranking of #10, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 3,135 |
Maryland | 493 |
New Jersey | 187 |
District of Columbia | 192 |
Delaware | 34 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 27 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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