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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

31 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,018 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$22,823 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #116 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 31 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,018 degrees in general visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of general visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual Arts
Doctor's Degrees in Visual Arts

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 the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of visual arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Visual Arts

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general visual & performing arts. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were about 7 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
24th Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In PA

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$16,975 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Queensborough Community College if you want to pursue a degree in general visual & performing arts. QCC is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Bayside. This college ranks 79th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 56 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at QCC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual arts program earn around $16,975 in their early career salary.

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Goucher College
Baltimore, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MD

Goucher is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #715 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Goucher is a great college overall.

There were about 3 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Goucher in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In NY

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 2 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In NY
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. A Best Colleges rank of #511 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brooklyn College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 5 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In PA
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 1 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
24th Most Popular In NY
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #563 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CCNY is a great college overall.

There were roughly 9 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent data year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual & performing arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania334204
New York333593
Maryland27998
New Jersey273180
District of Columbia18816

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General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Visual Arts Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts638
Digital Arts380

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Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts6,935
Fine & Studio Arts6,307
Music4,667
Drama & Theater Arts4,342
Film, Video & Photographic Arts3,128
Dance945
Arts & Media Management909
Other Visual Art508
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry8

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