2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 945 degrees and certificates were awarded to general visual and performing arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a .
Top Florida Schools in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
While working on their degree, visual arts majors at UF accumulate an average of around $19,383 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
Visual Arts majors at UCF take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
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The excellent programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.
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Stetson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Stetson accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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The University of Tampa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general visual and performing arts programs. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.
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With a ranking of #8, Full Sail University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Full Sail University carry an average student debtload of $27,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $442, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 90 |
Virginia | 255 |
North Carolina | 73 |
Tennessee | 57 |
Kentucky | 52 |
South Carolina | 19 |
Louisiana | 39 |
Arkansas | 5 |
Alabama | 4 |
Mississippi | 156 |
West Virginia | 23 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 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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