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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 Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general visual and performing arts programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s
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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomfield College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Bloomfield College
Out of the 53 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized school located in Oneonta, New York that handed out 50 bachelors’s visual arts degrees 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%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Oneonta
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. SUNY New Paltz is a public institution located in New Paltz, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY New Paltz General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Stockton University
Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 27 bachelors’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. 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%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at MICA
SUNY Old Westbury landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Old Westbury is a small public school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 26 bachelors’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%.
Full SUNY Old Westbury General Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Hussian College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Hussian
With a ranking of #8, Moore College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Moore College of Art and Design is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Moore College of Art and Design
Purchase College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Purchase College
Gallaudet University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Gallaudet University
SUNY Potsdam landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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
Lehman College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lehman College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Lehman
SUNY Cortland came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Cortland
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Pennsylvania General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Mahwah, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at LIU Post
With a ranking of #17, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Temple University
With a ranking of #19, Siena College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Loudonville, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Siena College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Daemen College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Amherst, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Daemen College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 7 students 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
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at FDU
The College of Westchester did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. 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 more about General Visual & Performing Arts at The College of Westchester
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Pitt Bradford
Medgar Evers College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Medgar
College of Mount Saint Vincent did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Bronx, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Mount Saint Vincent
With a ranking of #25, Georgian Court University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Georgian Court University is located in Lakewood, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Georgian Court University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Haverford College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Haverford
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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