by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” 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 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 212 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful general visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree visual arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 69 associates’s visual arts degrees 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 46 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Virginia Community College
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baton Rouge Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Gordon State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Barnesville, Georgia, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Spartanburg Methodist College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Spartanburg Methodist College
East Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Virginia Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Piedmont Virginia Community College is a small school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 5 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at PVCC
With a ranking of #8, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Georgia State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a public institution located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Andrew College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Andrew College is located in Cuthbert, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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 Andrew College
With a ranking of #12, National Park College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. National Park College is a small school located in Hot Springs, Arkansas that handed out 2 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at National Park College
Oakwood University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Oakwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Oakwood
With a ranking of #15, Coahoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Coahoma Community College
With a ranking of #15, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. SouthArk is located in El Dorado, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SouthArk
Tidewater Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Tidewater Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #15, Nossi College of Art did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Madison, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Nossi College of Art General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Reynolds Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Reynolds Community College
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