by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 Virginia, there were 3,630 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,234 and $25,261 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 379 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 Virginia”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 207 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 71 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia list. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 11 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Reynolds Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Reynolds Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Virginia list. Virginia Beach, Virginia 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 28 students in 2020-2021.
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