2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
Women make up 64% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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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 city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. 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.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.
Of the 111 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Kean, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college 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.
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The College of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. TCNJ is a medium-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.
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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 medium-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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Monmouth University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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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 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 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.