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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon

8 Colleges
$23,630 Avg Salary
$27,419 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 66 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general visual and performing arts is the #114 most popular major in Oregon.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon to see which 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.

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

Our analysis found Southern Oregon University to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.

While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Southern Oregon University accumulate an average of around $24,760 in student debt.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pacific Northwest College of Art is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Chemeketa Community College Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Visual Arts majors at Oregon State take out an average of $28,749 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

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Western Oregon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus

Mt. Hood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Mt. Hood Community College

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,179
Washington 13
Nevada 20

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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