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2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
76 Bachelor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #184 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania The visual arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual & performing arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual Arts

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from University of Pennsylvania

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Temple University

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4 Annual Graduates

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 707 126
Maryland 370 0
New Jersey 351 99
District of Columbia 226 16

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One of 1 majors within the General Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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