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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 Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,130 people earned their degree in visual and performing arts, making the major the 221st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 611 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 Southeast Region” ranking looked at 65 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 65 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 107 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at GMU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 46 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Christopher Newport University is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at CNU
Out of the 65 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Longwood University is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 34 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Longwood University
Northern Virginia Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Virginia Community College
With a ranking of #6, The University of Tennessee - Martin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 23 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UT Martin
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Marshall University
University of Mary Washington landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UMW is a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UMW Visual & Performing Arts Report
Jackson State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 15 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jackson State Visual & Performing Arts Report
Eckerd College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Eckerd
With a ranking of #13, Delta State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Delta State University
Savannah State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah State University is a small public school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 11 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Savannah State University
Albany State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany State University is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 11 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Albany State Visual & Performing Arts Report
Gordon State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Gordon State College is a public institution located in Barnesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Gordon
With a ranking of #17, Southern Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Virginia University is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern Virginia University Visual & Performing Arts Report
North Carolina Central University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
LaGrange College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. LaGrange College is located in Lagrange, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’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.
Full LaGrange Visual & Performing Arts Report
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 8 ’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Bob Jones University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Johnson C Smith University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson C Smith University Visual & Performing Arts Report
Fort Valley State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Fort Valley State University
Spartanburg Methodist College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Spartanburg Methodist College
Duke University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 6 ’s visual arts degrees 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Duke University
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