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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's 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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the United States for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 501 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SNHU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Academy of Art University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 266 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Academy of Art University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Grand Canyon University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 168 students majoring in visual and performing arts at ASU - Skysong, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles Film School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Of the 129 students majoring in visual and performing arts at RMCAD, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

Of the 1,391 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SCAD, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#10

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SUNY Empire, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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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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