by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,108 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,469 and $23,023 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 556 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in general visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hussian College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Hussian College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moore College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomfield College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #4 spot on the list. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 27 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Gallaudet University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
SUNY Oneonta came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 53 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Kutztown University
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg General Visual & Performing Arts Report
The College of Westchester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. CW is located in White Plains, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at The College of Westchester
SUNY Old Westbury ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Old Westbury is a public institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Old Westbury
With a ranking of #11, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Purchase College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Purchase College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
SUNY New Paltz ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz
With a ranking of #14, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Bradford is a public institution located in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, SUNY Potsdam did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Potsdam
Haverford College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Haverford
Stockton University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Galloway, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Siena College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Siena College is located in Loudonville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, Daemen College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Daemen College is a small school located in Amherst, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Mount Saint Vincent landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. College of Mount Saint Vincent is a small school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at College of Mount Saint Vincent
Georgian Court University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey
With a ranking of #23, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized school located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 7 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cortland ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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