2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1,443 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found Full Sail University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 36% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 1,443 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
Of the 1,391 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SCAD, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 59% 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 New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 1,443 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
Women make up 62% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Columbia College Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 837 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The New School ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 834 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New School University, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Berklee College of Music ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 793 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Berklee College of Music, 51% are male and 49% are female.
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Fashion Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 16% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Belmont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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University of North Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 638 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNT, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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San Francisco State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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University of Southern California ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 46% are male.
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California State University - Fullerton landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Women make up 63% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 580 students majoring in visual and performing arts at VCU, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 576 students majoring in visual and performing arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 72% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #19, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 501 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SNHU, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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With a ranking of #20, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Los Angeles Film School landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 68% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, Emerson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.
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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 51% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 49% are male.
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With a ranking of #24, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.
About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 471 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CSUN, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1443 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 Bachelor's 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 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.
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