2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
141Colleges in the Southeast Region
31,680Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,309Avg 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.
College Factual reviewed 141 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31,680 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. 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.
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Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region
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.
21 Top Southeast Region Schools in Visual & Performing Arts
Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Duke University receive an earnings boost of about $13,327 over the average earnings of visual & performing arts graduates.
Emory University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. 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 year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at Emory University earn $11,399 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 84.00000000000001 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually earn around $26,788 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 447.00000000000006 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at University of Florida make $3,017 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 659 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Belmont 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 $23,957.
Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 128 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $24,937 in their early career salary.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 374 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at University of Georgia earn $3,472 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Chester. This college ranks 30th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 89 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at John Tyler Community College 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 $22,862.
Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools 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 earn a boost of about $22,890 above the typical income of visual & performing arts majors.
Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 110 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Tulane University of Louisiana receive an earnings boost of around $2,846 above the typical income of visual & performing arts majors.
U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were about 341 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally make an average of $23,846 at the beginning of their careers.
Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 583 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Florida State University make $5,960 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 278 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from James Madison University earn a boost of approximately $4,048 above the average earnings of visual & performing arts graduates.
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 172 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Virginia Tech make $15,430 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
There were about 1867 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Savannah College of Art and Design make $2,944 more than the average visual & performing arts graduate.
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 124 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill 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 $22,476.
Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 324 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at University of South Carolina - Columbia earn $3,912 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the midsize city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 245 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $25,687 in their early career salary.
Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 258 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at University of Kentucky earn $11,278 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 1106 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from University of Central Florida earn a boost of around $2,979 over the average income of visual & performing arts majors.
Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 182 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Auburn University earn $3,500 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Rest of the Top Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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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. 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.
