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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

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$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in Washington with 1,718 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 70% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cornish College of the Arts is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Cornish College of the Arts Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Central Washington University Report

#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Eastern Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Wazzu, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SPU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Seattle Pacific University Report

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Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Bellevue College Report

Pacific Lutheran University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

About 72% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 22,397
Oregon 1,672
Hawaii 196
Nevada 554
Alaska 60

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 26 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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