by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 672 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 61 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region. Bloomfield College is located in Bloomfield, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 61 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. CCBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Baltimore County Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Westchester Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Westchester Community College
Out of the 61 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 46 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 61 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized school located in New Paltz, New York that handed out 45 ’s visual arts 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%.
Suffolk County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College
Middlesex County College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Middlesex County College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Stockton University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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 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%.
Dutchess Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Dutchess Community College
Purchase College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 21 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercer County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 19 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercer County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
SUNY Old Westbury came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gallaudet University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Kingsborough Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. KCC is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Kingsborough Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College
Lehman College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Lehman is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Mahwah, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. East Stroudsburg University is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Rockland Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Rockland Community College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Visual & Performing Arts Report
Temple University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Siena College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Loudonville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 9 students 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 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%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Siena College
With a ranking of #24, SUNY Ulster did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Ulster is located in Stone Ridge, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Bucks County Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Newtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bucks County Community College
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Pitt Greensburg is a public institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
With a ranking of #25, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 7 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Wilson College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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