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

49 Colleges
$21,339 Avg Salary
$21,758 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #103 most popular major in New York with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in New York 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Queensborough Community College the most popular school in New York for general visual and performing arts students. QCC is a large public school located in the large city of Bayside.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

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#3

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

Out of the 49 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from SUNY Oneonta carry an average student debt load of $24,502.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Oneonta

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from BMCC carry an average student debt load of $9,062.

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#6

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

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With a ranking of #7, Bronx Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. BCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#8

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

SUNY Old Westbury 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. Located in the large suburb of Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. DCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Visual Arts majors at DCC take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from Purchase College carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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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
Maryland 98
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 16

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

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 28 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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