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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona

19 Colleges
$25,320 Avg Salary
$21,561 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in Arizona with 138 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Arizona 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, visual arts graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $26,847 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $181.

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Out of the 19 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at Pima County Community College District take out is $9,770.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $22,094. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $351, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Advancing Technology is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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

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#5

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 19 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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#6

Coconino Community College

Flagstaff, AZ

With a ranking of #6, Coconino Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Coconino Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Flagstaff.

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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.

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With a ranking of #7, Mesa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Chandler-Gilbert 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 #7 on the list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Chandler.

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With a ranking of #7, Glendale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Glendale Community College Report

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 593
Oklahoma 29
New Mexico 67

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 19 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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