by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida” 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.
Across Florida, there were 1,144 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,798 and $27,411 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 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 Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school awarded 405 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida. University of Central Florida 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stetson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida list. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eckerd College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida. This small school is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and it awarded 13 ’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Southern College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida. Florida Southern College is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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University of Florida-Online landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 6 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 60 ’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%.
The University of Tampa ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida list. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 5 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 2 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Lynn University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Florida ranking. Lynn University is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 0 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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