16
Colleges in Georgia
5,160
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,566
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 16 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5,160 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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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.
It's hard to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 99 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Emory University earn $11,142 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 374 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Georgia earn $3,215 more than the average visual & performing arts student.
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Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts has to take a look at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 73 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $22,633 above the average income of visual & performing arts graduates.
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Any student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to look into Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Savannah.
There were about 1867 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Savannah College of Art and Design get an earnings boost of about $2,687 above the average earnings of visual & performing arts majors.
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Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #533 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 116 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients typically earn around $21,531 at the beginning of their careers.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Gwinnett Technical College
Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were about 496 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $25,550.
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Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 123 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $24,823.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Georgia Southern University
Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 38 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $19,557.
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Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 186 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $22,038.
More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Kennesaw State University
Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 31 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career wages of $23,073.
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