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

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$26,083 Avg Student Debt

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #19 most popular major in West Virginia with 405 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marshall University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Marshall University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#3

Concord University

Athens, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Concord University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in West Virginia. Concord University is a small public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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

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#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Out of the 12 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Shepherd University Report

#5

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

Out of the 12 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Fairmont State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, West Virginia Wesleyan College 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 remote town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at West Virginia Wesleyan, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#8

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

Glenville State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Glenville State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Glenville.

Women make up 63% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Davis & Elkins College 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. D&E is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Elkins.

Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at D&E, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Davis & Elkins College

With a ranking of #9, West Virginia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. WVSU is a small public school located in the suburb of Institute.

Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia State University

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
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
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

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 12 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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