2023 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned a degree or certificate in general visual and performing arts, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular online school in the United States for general visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 62% of the visual arts majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from San Jacinto College carry an average student debtload of $12,308.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in visual arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.
Of the 23 students majoring in visual arts at Northern Virginia Community College, 74% are male and 26% are female.
After completing their Associate Degree, visual arts graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,050.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
Of the 16 students majoring in visual arts at HACC, 38% are male and 63% are female.
The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at HACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,933.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.
Of the 5 students majoring in visual arts at EMCC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Harford Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.
Of the 4 students majoring in visual arts at Harford Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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University of Advancing Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
About 75% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Academy of Art University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in visual arts at Academy of Art University, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Iowa Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.
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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 Related Majors
| 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 10 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.