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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee

11 Colleges
$25,622 Avg Salary
$25,401 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #17 most popular major in Tennessee with 156 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Tennessee 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

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular school in Tennessee for visual and performing arts students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

The excellent programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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East Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee ranking. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

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#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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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
Florida 995
Virginia 522
North Carolina 274
Georgia 670
West Virginia 50
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 116
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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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