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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

30 Colleges
$24,917 Avg Salary
$27,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

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. 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 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the visual arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at UCSD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,029.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - San Marcos helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the visual arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at CSUSM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,599.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - San Marcos Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Otis College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in visual arts at Otis College of Art and Design, 31% are male and 69% are female.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $620, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Hussian College-Relativity Campus California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Hussian College-Relativity Campus California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

Visual Arts majors at Hussian College-Relativity Campus California take out an average of $27,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

Of the 48 students majoring in visual arts at Azusa Pacific, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $290.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Azusa Pacific University Report

With a ranking of #6, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 53% of the visual arts majors at the school.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University Report

#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#9

Gnomon

Hollywood, CA

Gnomon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Gnomon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood.

Women make up 19% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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California State University - Channel Islands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

Of the 20 students majoring in visual arts at CSUCI, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,179
Washington 13
Oregon 66
Nevada 20

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 25 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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