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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

22 Colleges
$21,339 Avg Salary
$21,758 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #103 most popular major in New York with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

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 New York. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #2 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 college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY Oneonta is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

Visual Arts majors at SUNY Oneonta take out an average of $24,502 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.

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#7

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

With a ranking of #7, SUNY New Paltz did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

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#8

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#9

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

SUNY Fredonia ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the distant town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public college with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
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 22 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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