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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

10 Colleges
$21,246 Avg Salary
$26,067 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #86 most popular major in New Jersey with 180 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

#1

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

Our analysis found Bloomfield College to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Bloomfield College carry an average student debt load of $26,200. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $383.

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The excellent programs at Middlesex County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stockton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, visual arts graduates from Stockton State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ocean County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Visual Arts majors at Ramapo College take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
New York 593
Maryland 98
District of Columbia 16

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 10 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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