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Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

16 Colleges
$26,022 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,574 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in New Jersey to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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