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2023 Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$25,687 Avg Salary
$20,724 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online visual arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from San Jacinto College carry an average student debtload of $9,416.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debtload of $26,847. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at University of Advancing Technology take out is $27,000.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Arizona 138
Oklahoma 29
New Mexico 67

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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 5 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.

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