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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges
$25,320 Avg Salary
$21,561 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in Arizona with 138 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona

Check out the visual arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arizona Schools in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Grand Canyon University take out is $26,847. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $181.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Grand Canyon University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

On average, visual arts graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $22,094 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $351, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

On average, visual arts graduates from University of Advancing Technology take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Pima County Community College District carry an average student debtload of $9,770.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Oklahoma 29
New Mexico 67

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 4 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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