2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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 moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.
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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a 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 suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Montclair State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
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New Jersey City University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. 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 school with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| New York | 16,536 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
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).
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