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Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

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

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 4,322 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Georgia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Georgia. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

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Valdosta 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 #9 on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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#10

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Tennessee 2,629

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

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 14 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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