2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland

A degree in general visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in Maryland to review for the 2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Visual & Performing Arts Schools List

General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Visual Arts

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Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Maryland Institute College of Art is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general visual & performing arts. MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from Maryland Institute College of Art

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Goucher College
Baltimore, MD

Goucher College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from Goucher College

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	204
New York	333	593
New Jersey	273	180
District of Columbia	188	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Visual Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts	57
Digital Arts	41

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	663
Fine & Studio Arts	623
Music	396
Drama & Theater Arts	180
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	103
Dance	30
Other Visual Art	20
Arts & Media Management	4

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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