by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 31,680 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,309 and $25,563 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,714 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 148 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Atlanta Institute of Music and Media. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region. AIMM is a small private for-profit school situated in Duluth, Georgia. It awarded 24 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Nashville landed the #2 spot on the list. SAE Institute - Nashville is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Institute - Atlanta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Ai Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #5 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 411 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Delta College of Arts & Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Andrew College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Andrew College is a small school located in Cuthbert, Georgia that handed out 4 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at International Fine Arts College
John Tyler Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Virginia, and it awarded 50 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Spartanburg Methodist College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 7 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Gordon State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Gordon is a small school located in Barnesville, Georgia that handed out 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 32 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Itawamba Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Northern Virginia Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 207 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Nossi College of Art did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Nossi College of Art is located in Madison, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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East Georgia State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Georgia State College is located in Swainsboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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Chattanooga State Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 32 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Tidewater Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Tidewater Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #18, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 47 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Volunteer State Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Volunteer State Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Nashville State Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Randolph Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Asheboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 68 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Piedmont Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Mississippi Delta Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
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