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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida

22 Colleges
$29,798 Avg Salary
$27,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts 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.

The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Florida 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 analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Visual Arts majors at UCF take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Visual Arts majors at Full Sail University take out an average of $27,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $442, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Full Sail University Report

#3

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valencia College is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

While working on their degree, visual arts majors at UF accumulate an average of around $19,383 in student debt.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Florida Report

#5

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

Out of the 22 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Visual Arts majors at Stetson take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Stetson University

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University

Hillsborough Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Hillsborough Community College Report

#8

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Eckerd College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

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Eastern Florida State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 22 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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