56
Colleges in California
24,145
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,013
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #10 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 56 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 24,145 degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The visual & performing 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 California.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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 & performing arts degree levels they offer.
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1000 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Southern California make $4,785 more than the typical visual & performing arts grad.
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University of California - Berkeley is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 285 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of California - Berkeley make $2,939 more than the average visual & performing arts grad.
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University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 581 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $26,313 for their early career.
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Chapman University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 389 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career wages of $28,071.
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Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 515 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $24,888.
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UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were about 398 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $23,997 for their early career.
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Located in the large city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 320 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $27,983 in their early career salary.
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Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 290 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $26,918 in their early career salary.
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Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 269 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make around $26,461 in their early career salary.
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UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 454 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $26,273 in the first couple years of working.
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