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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 10th in Florida. In fact, 7,291 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular school in Florida 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 large suburb of Winter Park.

Women make up 36% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Florida. 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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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly 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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#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 5 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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

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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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Ringling College of Art and Design landed the #7 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 city of Sarasota.

Women make up 75% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of North 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 large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNF, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
South Carolina 1,360
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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 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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