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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$24,917 Avg Salary
$27,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Gnomon

Hollywood, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Gnomon the best school in the Far Western US Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Gnomon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Hollywood.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Otis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $620, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 17 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree 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 college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Azusa Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $290.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $17,029 in student debt.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,179
Washington 13
Oregon 66
Nevada 20

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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