2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Visual & Performing Arts is the #131 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 204 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.
2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Kutztown University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.
Women make up 47% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 19 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Hussian College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Hussian is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 63% of the visual arts majors at the school.
On average, visual arts graduates from Hussian take out $27,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Moore College of Art and Design is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Moore College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 69% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.
About 82% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Temple University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt Greensburg is a small public school located in the large suburb of Greensburg.
About 57% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Haverford College 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 #8 on the list. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Haverford.
Women make up 60% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Pitt Bradford is a small public school located in the remote town of Bradford.
Of the 5 students majoring in visual arts at Pitt Bradford, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus 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. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.
Women make up 75% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 593 |
| Maryland | 98 |
| New Jersey | 180 |
| District of Columbia | 16 |
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.
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 19 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.
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