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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$26,022 Avg Salary
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With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs 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.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York School of Interior Design is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. NYSID is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 86% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

About 57% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 43% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the town of Mansfield.

Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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Explore the most popular online visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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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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