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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online visual and performing arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our analysis found Full Sail University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SNHU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at San Jacinto Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at The Modern College of Design helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Kettering, The Modern College of Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Gateway Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

Women make up 72% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 52% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Harford Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

About 71% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Harford Community College Report

Sessions College for Professional Design landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Sessions College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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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 25 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.

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