2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Online Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southwest Region . San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
Of the 110 students majoring in visual and performing arts at San Jacinto College, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.
About 40% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 60% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sessions College for Professional Design is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online associate degree. Sessions College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
About 63% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 37% are male.
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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southwest Region . Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.
Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Blinn College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,294 |
| Texas | 7,696 |
| New Mexico | 493 |
| Oklahoma | 1,205 |
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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 |
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 6 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.