2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing an online associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 207 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Northern Virginia Community College, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hinds Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.
About 48% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 52% are male.
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Guilford Technical Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, East Mississippi 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 remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Central Georgia Technical College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CGTC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.
Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 13 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.