by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Tennessee, there were 2,844 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,622 and $25,401 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 187 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular visual and performing arts programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate” 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 “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pellissippi State Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 47 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Pellissippi State Community College
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Volunteer State Community College is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 32 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Nashville State Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Southwest is a medium-sized school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 14 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SAE Institute - Nashville
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Walters State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Walters State Community College is located in Morristown, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Walters State Community College
Roane State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. This small school is located in Harriman, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cleveland State Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Cleveland State Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Johnson University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Nossi College of Art ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit institution located in Madison, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Nossi College of Art
Southern Adventist University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Adventist University
Cumberland University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Columbia State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Tennessee that handed out 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia State Community College
With a ranking of #13, American Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. ABTS Nashville is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at ABTS Nashville
Motlow State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Motlow is a medium-sized public school situated in Tullahoma, Tennessee. It awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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