2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona

A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #221 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts Schools List

Pick Your Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

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 the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the visual arts degree levels they offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Visual Arts

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Pima Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Pima Community College

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	181
Oklahoma	565	14
New Mexico	416	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

Visual & Performing Arts is one of 1 different types of General Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Digital Arts	88

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

More about our data sources and methodologies.