73
Colleges in New York
17,070
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,125
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 73 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17,070 degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.
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Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a great option for students interested in a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 358 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York earn a boost of approximately $8,003 above the average income of visual & performing arts graduates.
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New York University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1494 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at New York University earn $3,921 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at The Juilliard School. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 251 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from The Juilliard School earn a boost of around $4,410 above the average income of visual & performing arts majors.
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Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to look into American Musical and Dramatic Academy. American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
There were roughly 481 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn about $18,417 for their early career.
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Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were about 1590 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY 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 earnings of $26,694.
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New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. This school ranks 15th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 1206 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from The New School receive an earnings boost of about $5,659 above the average income of visual & performing arts majors.
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Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were about 282 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $25,339.
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Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 879 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Pratt Institute - Main receive an earnings boost of about $10,783 above the typical earnings of visual & performing arts graduates.
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Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs. This college ranks 21st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 73 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Skidmore College make $6,177 more than the average visual & performing arts student.
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Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.
There were roughly 86 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from The Graduate Center, CUNY make $31,060 more than the standard visual & performing arts student.
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