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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Virginia

4 Colleges
$26,234 Avg Salary
$25,261 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 3,471 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Liberty University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Virginia list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,891.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Virginia Community College Report

#3

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Germanna Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Virginia list. Germanna Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Germanna Community College Report

#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

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

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Radford take out an average of $25,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 4 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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