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Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21,534 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 352 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 352 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nossi College of Art landed the #1 spot on the list. Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit institution located in Madison, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Nossi College of Art Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UNCSA is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 179 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Out of the 352 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ringling College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sarasota, Florida, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Ringling College of Art and Design
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Ai Virginia Beach Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region. International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full International Fine Arts College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 1,391 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Savannah College of Art and Design Visual & Performing Arts Report
The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Visual & Performing Arts Report
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 643 students 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Belmont University
Full Sail University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 1,489 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Visual & Performing Arts Report
William Peace University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WPU is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 35 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at WPU
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Loyola University New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 156 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Loyola New Orleans
Dillard University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dillard University Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UNCA is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 105 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Carolina at Asheville
Hollins University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hollins is a small school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 27 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Hollins
Southern Virginia University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Virginia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buena Vista, Virginia. It awarded 25 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Virginia University
Brevard College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Brevard College is a small school located in Brevard, North Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brevard College Visual & Performing Arts Report
The Baptist College of Florida came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The Baptist College of Florida is located in Graceville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at The Baptist College of Florida
University of Montevallo ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Montevallo is a small school located in Montevallo, Alabama that handed out 61 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Montevallo
With a ranking of #19, Visible Music College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Visible Music College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Visible Music College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 476 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Middle Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #21, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bob Jones University
Florida Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Florida Southern College
Greensboro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Greensboro College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 23 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Greensboro College
Sweet Briar College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Sweet Briar, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sweet Briar College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Maryville College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Maryville, Tennessee. It awarded 21 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Maryville College
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