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

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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.

The Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the # 2 spot on the list. LA Film School is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Hollywood.

Of the 481 students majoring in visual and performing arts at LA Film School, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at National University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Great Basin College Report

#5

Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Musicians Institute is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Hollywood, Musicians Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 26% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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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 5 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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