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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida

16 Colleges
$25,197 Avg Salary
$24,016 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 995 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular school in Florida for visual and performing arts students. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for visual and performing arts students. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Florida. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida ranking. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80
Alabama 86

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

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 16 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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