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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

35 Colleges
$22,469 Avg Salary
$23,023 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

Our analysis found Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

Visual Arts majors at Ramapo College take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

On average, visual arts graduates from SUNY Oneonta take out $24,502 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, visual arts majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $20,870 in student debt.

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#9

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Stockton State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a medium-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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
New York 593
Maryland 98
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 16

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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