2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
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Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular 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 119 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 Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our analysis found Savannah College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Full Sail University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
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Out of the 119 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
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The excellent programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
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The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
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With a ranking of #7, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
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Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Kentucky came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
With a ranking of #9, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Georgia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.
With a ranking of #15, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
With a ranking of #17, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 19 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 19 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 21 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV |
| 22 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 23 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools 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 |
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.
- 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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