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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 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 in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Of the 223 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Grand Canyon University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Grand Canyon University

A rank of #2 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. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Advancing Technology is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Advancing Technology Report

#4

The King's University

Southlake, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Southlake, TKU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The King’s University Report

A rank of #4 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 bachelor’s degree. Sessions College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Sessions College for Professional Design Report

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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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.

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