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

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 4,322 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in Georgia 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.

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 Georgia.

Our analysis found Savannah College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Georgia. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

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

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

Out of the 43 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Georgia State University Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 43 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Georgia Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 157 students majoring in visual and performing arts at KSU Georgia, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kennesaw State University Report

#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou 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.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Georgia Southern University

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 92 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Emory, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Emory University

University of North Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

Women make up 77% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Georgia

Valdosta State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

About 66% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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

Clark Atlanta University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 79% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#10

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Columbus State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

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 Columbus State University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Tennessee 2,629

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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