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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

39 Colleges
$25,309 Avg Salary
$25,563 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Full Sail University accumulate an average of around $29,628 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $457, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,411.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent online programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Liberty University accumulate an average of around $26,278 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $459.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chattahoochee Technical College is a great place for visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at SCAD take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $945.

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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at UF accumulate an average of around $17,436 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Miami.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from International Fine Arts College carry an average student debtload of $35,228. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $315, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#10

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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