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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$21,983 Avg Salary
$17,456 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University Report

#2

Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Musicians Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hollywood, Musicians Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Western Nevada College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . WNC is a small public school located in the city of Carson City.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at College of San Mateo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at College of San Mateo Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Great Basin College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Great Basin College Report

#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Compton College

#6

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

With a ranking of #6, Solano Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Fairfield, Solano College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Solano College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Solano Community College Report

Explore the most popular online visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 22,397
Washington 1,718
Oregon 1,672
Hawaii 196
Nevada 554
Alaska 60

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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

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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