by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Florida, there were 1,144 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,798 and $27,411 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 778 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 261 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stetson University is a small school located in DeLand, Florida that handed out 28 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eckerd College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 379 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Florida Southern College
University of Florida-Online landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 53 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Florida
With a ranking of #9, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida list. UT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Southeastern University
With a ranking of #11, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students 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%.
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