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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Delaware

6 Colleges
$26,789 Avg Salary
$21,824 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #15 most popular major in Delaware with 182 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Delaware to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Delaware.

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at UD take out is $25,098.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Delaware list. DCAD is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilmington.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at DCAD take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $423, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 6 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Delaware list. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

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#6

Wesley College

Dover, DE

Wesley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Delaware ranking. Wesley College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dover.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
District of Columbia 586

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 6 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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