by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,636 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” ranking, we looked at 179 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general visual and performing arts.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Young Americans College of the Performing Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major. Young Americans College of the Performing Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Corona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major. This fairly large school is located in Bayside, New York, and it awarded 67 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Westchester Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major. This medium-sized school is located in Valhalla, New York, and it awarded 48 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Westchester Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Methodist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. SMC is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Spartanburg Methodist College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. University of Advancing Technology is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Advancing Technology
Out of the 179 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrew College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cuthbert, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Andrew College
Dutchess Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 24 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Dutchess Community College
With a ranking of #8, Mercer County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 19 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer County Community College
Bronx Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Ulster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #10. Stone Ridge, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Ulster
Gordon State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Gordon State College is a small school located in Barnesville, Georgia that handed out 11 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Gordon State College
With a ranking of #12, Victor Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Victorville, California, and it awarded 60 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Victor Valley College
Middlesex County College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Edison, New Jersey. It awarded 34 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex County College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Suffolk County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Suffolk County Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Community College of Baltimore County came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at CCBC
NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 10 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #17, Northern Oklahoma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Tonkawa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Oklahoma College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Ocean County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Toms River, New Jersey, and it awarded 23 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Ocean County College
With a ranking of #19, Golden West College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Golden West College
Rockland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #20. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Suffern, New York. It awarded 11 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Rockland Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #21. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #22. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Pima Community College
Full Sail University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school awarded 69 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Volunteer State Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at VSCC
Austin Community College District ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Austin Community College District General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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