by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 335 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual and performing arts.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree visual arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York. Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 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 87%. 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Old Westbury landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this small public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena College landed the #4 spot on the list. Siena College is located in Loudonville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Mount Saint Vincent landed the #5 spot on the list. 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.
Full College of Mount Saint Vincent Visual & Performing Arts Report
Medgar Evers College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking, coming in at #6. Medgar is a small public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Fredonia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lehman College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. Lehman 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.
St. Bonaventure University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking, coming in at #9. St. Bonaventure University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonaventure, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St. Thomas Aquinas College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Sparkill, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 4 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 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #12, Iona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York list. New Rochelle, 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
Barnard College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 0 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 93%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Canisius College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Visual & Performing Arts at Canisius College
SUNY Potsdam landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in New York ranking. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Potsdam
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