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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

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

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

In 2020-2021, 945 degrees and certificates were awarded to general visual and performing arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $23,080 in student debt.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Full Sail University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 60% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts majors at Full Sail University accumulate an average of around $30,277 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $579.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Of the 53 students majoring in visual arts at UF, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Visual Arts majors at UF take out an average of $19,468 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Stetson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in Florida. Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in visual arts at Stetson, 61% are male and 39% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts graduates from Stetson carry an average student debt load of $27,400.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Stetson University Report

Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

Women make up 71% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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#6

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

With a ranking of #6, Florida Southern College 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 medium-sized city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual arts at Florida Southern, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#7

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Eckerd College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

About 85% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#8

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida-Online ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, visual arts graduates from UF Online carry an average student debt load of $19,468.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Florida-Online Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Tampa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

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#10

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Southeastern University Report

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 90
Virginia 255
North Carolina 73
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 19
Louisiana 39
Arkansas 5
Alabama 4
Mississippi 156
West Virginia 23

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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