2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 352 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region
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 Southeast Region .
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.
Women make up 36% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Savannah College of Art and Design is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
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 Belmont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 68% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
Of the 580 students majoring in visual and performing arts at VCU, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Middle Tennessee State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Georgia State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Florida State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
About 71% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 29% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Florida 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 city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 324 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UF, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 64% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Appalachian State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Of the 277 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Appalachian State, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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James Madison University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 262 students majoring in visual and performing arts at JMU, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #14 on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Of the 259 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UofSC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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With a ranking of #15, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Of the 254 students majoring in visual and performing arts at GMU, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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University of Georgia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Of the 245 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UGA, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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University of Miami landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The University of Alabama came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus 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 #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 69% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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West Virginia 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 #20 on the list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
Women make up 79% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Ringling College of Art and Design landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Ringling College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sarasota.
Women make up 75% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Florida International University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
About 57% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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University of Kentucky came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
Of the 174 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UK, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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University of Arkansas landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
Women make up 76% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 352 different Southeast visual and performing arts schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 52 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville, NC |
| 52 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 55 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway, SC |
| 56 | Winthrop University | Rock Hill, SC |
| 56 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN |
| 58 | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| 59 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 60 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | Miami, FL |
| 61 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
| 62 | Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL |
| 63 | The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN |
| 64 | Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA |
| 64 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 66 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 67 | University of North Alabama | Florence, AL |
| 68 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN |
| 68 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA |
| 70 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 70 | Stetson University | DeLand, FL |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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