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

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,574 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in New Jersey 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 64% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Montclair State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rowan University Report

#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Rider University

#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 28 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Of the 111 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Kean, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kean University Report

William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

With a ranking of #7, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus 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 large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

The College of New Jersey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

Of the 91 students majoring in visual and performing arts at TCNJ, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The College of New Jersey Report

#9

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City 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 #9 on the list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

Of the 78 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NJCU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#10

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Monmouth University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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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