by our College Data Analytics Team
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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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,954 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,128 and $26,925 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 90 colleges that offered 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 43 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Asheville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 405 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Buena Vista, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 90 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sweet Briar College landed the #4 spot on the list. Sweet Briar is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sweet Briar, Virginia. It awarded 3 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Sweet Briar College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Christopher Newport University is a small school located in Newport News, Virginia that handed out 46 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Longwood University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Farmville, Virginia, this small public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Full Longwood University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
LaGrange College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. LaGrange is located in Lagrange, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 LaGrange College
Johnson C Smith University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JCSU is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 8 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Bennett College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Bennett College is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 1 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Spartanburg Methodist College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Spartanburg Methodist College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Andrew College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Cuthbert, Georgia, and it awarded 2 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 470 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Stetson University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 28 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Stetson
Eckerd College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eckerd College is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Eckerd College
Warren Wilson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Warren Wilson College is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Warren Wilson
Gordon State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Barnesville, Georgia, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Millsaps College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Millsaps College is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Millsaps
Atlanta Metropolitan State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at AMSC
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 23 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at UT Martin
With a ranking of #20, Savannah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 11 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Savannah State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Delta State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Delta State University
Fort Valley State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and it awarded 8 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Fort Valley State University
Florida Southern College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 14 ’s visual arts 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
Lees - McRae College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 3 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Lees - McRae College
University of Mary Washington came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mary Washington is a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees 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%.
Full University of Mary Washington General Visual & Performing Arts Report
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