by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 204 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,747 and $24,739 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 173 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general visual and performing arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 53 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Kutztown University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moore College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 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
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hussian College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hussian is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Hussian College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at East Stroudsburg University
Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Pitt Greensburg
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a small public school situated in Bradford, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees 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%.
Haverford College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Haverford
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at La Salle
Saint Vincent College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 2 students 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%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Saint Vincent College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #12, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Drexel
Neumann University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Neumann is a small school located in Aston, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Gannon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Carnegie Mellon University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
Chatham University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 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. 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%.
Eastern University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Davids, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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