2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 810 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Fashion Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 82% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Film School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 78% are male.
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Out of the 810 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 810 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 79% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 37% are male.
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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 232 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Austin Community College District, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
Of the 207 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Northern Virginia Community College, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Citrus College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 168 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Citrus College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Miami Dade College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 51% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Pasadena City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 29% are male.
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LaGuardia Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Island City.
About 61% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 39% are male.
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Fullerton College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
Of the 157 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Fullerton College, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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Queensborough Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 70% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 144 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Suffolk County Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Borough of Manhattan Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.
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The New School ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.
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With a ranking of #20, Portland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.
About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.
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Orange Coast College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 115 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Orange Coast College, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Long Beach City College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a very large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 34% are male.
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Mt. San Antonio College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.
Of the 115 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Mt. SAC, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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Montgomery College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Rockville.
Of the 115 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Montgomery College, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Valencia College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 810 different United States visual and performing arts schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools award.
Visual & Performing Arts by Region
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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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