2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named SAE Institute - Atlanta the best school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. SAE Institute - Atlanta is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SAE Institute - Nashville is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. SAE Institute - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trevecca Nazarene University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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Nossi College of Art came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Full Sail University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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