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2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia

16 Colleges in Georgia
5,023 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,566 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,023 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School

Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall 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 Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Georgia

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 & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
18.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were approximately 122 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at Emory University make $11,142 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Emory University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
354 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$28,781 Median Starting Salary

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 354 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Georgia make $3,215 more than the typical visual & performing arts graduate.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
12.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to look into Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 83 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get an earnings boost of around $22,633 above the typical earnings of visual & performing arts majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,728 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$28,253 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in visual & performing arts needs to look into Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Savannah.

There were about 1728 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Savannah College of Art and Design receive an earnings boost of around $2,687 over the average income of visual & performing arts majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
107 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$21,531 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #533 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were about 107 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients typically earn about $21,531 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Gwinnett Technical College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
438 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,550 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.

There were about 438 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $25,550.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
141 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
12.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were about 141 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,823.

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$19,557 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 38 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $19,557.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
203 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
8.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 203 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $22,038.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Kennesaw State University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
29.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 44 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,073.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
North Carolina383,192
West Virginia38405
Florida387,266
Virginia383,458
Arkansas38821
Mississippi38695
South Carolina381,353
Louisiana371,147
Alabama371,138
Kentucky371,060
Tennessee372,628

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts1,899
Film, Video & Photographic Arts948
Fine & Studio Arts872
Drama & Theater Arts546
Music504
Arts & Media Management97
General Visual & Performing Arts94
Dance63

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