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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey

46 Colleges
$25,137 Avg Salary
$25,379 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,574 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in New Jersey 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Montclair State take out an average of $26,825 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $281.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Montclair State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $25,901 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Rowan accumulate an average of around $25,019 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $228, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Rowan University Report

#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from Rider carry an average student debt load of $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $640.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 46 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Kean accumulate an average of around $26,625 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $338.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kean University Report

#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at County College of Morris accumulate an average of around $12,900 in student debt.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at William Paterson University take out is $26,010.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at FDU accumulate an average of around $25,488 in student debt.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

#9

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from NJCU take out $21,172 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at TCNJ take out is $25,000.

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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
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
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

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 26 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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