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2023 Most Popular Other Visual Art Schools in California

15 Colleges
$37,732 Avg Salary
$20,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Visual Art School for You

With 79 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other visual art is the #230 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Other Visual Art Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Visual Art program at each school on the list.

Check out the other visual art programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for other visual art students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Saint Mary’s College of California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other visual art schools in California. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at Saint Mary’s College of California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Other Visual Art Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Other Visual Art at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

#4

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at San Francisco Art Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best other visual art schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFAI is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at San Francisco Art Institute

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for other visual art students. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Full Other Visual Art at University of California - Irvine Report

#6

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

El Camino College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Visual Art Schools in California list. El Camino College is a large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.

Read full report on Other Visual Art at El Camino College

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other visual art students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#8

Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA

Grossmont College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Other Visual Art Schools in California list. Grossmont College is a large public school located in the suburb of El Cajon.

Full Other Visual Art at Grossmont College Report

With a ranking of #9, Monterey Peninsula College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other visual art students. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Monterey Peninsula College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other visual art students. Located in the suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Other Visual Art at California Institute of the Arts Report

Best Other Visual Art Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Other Visual Art Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 12
Oregon 10
Hawaii 6

One of 10 majors within the area of study, other visual art 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 15 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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