by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New Jersey, there were 180 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,246 and $26,067 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bloomfield College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey. Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bloomfield College General Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Middlesex County College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. Stockton University is a public institution located in Galloway, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Stockton State
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ocean County College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Toms River, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey. West Windsor, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer County Community College
Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Georgian Court University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. This small school is located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 0 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus General Visual & Performing Arts Report
William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full William Paterson University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
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