16
Colleges in Virginia
3,630
Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$26,234
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 Virginia to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,630 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. 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.
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.
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 Virginia 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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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.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very 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 around $24,937 in the first couple years of working.
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It's hard to beat John Tyler Community College if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. 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 roughly 89 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at John Tyler Community College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $22,862.
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James Madison University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 278 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from James Madison University make $3,124 more than the typical visual & performing arts student.
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Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the 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 about 172 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Virginia Tech get an earnings boost of about $14,505 above the average income of visual & performing arts majors.
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VCU is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 627 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn an average of $22,985 for their early career.
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Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 342 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of approximately $2,777 above the average income of visual & performing arts majors.
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Marymount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Arlington. This university ranks 16th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 65 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Marymount in the most recent year we have data available. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Marymount University earn $14,151 more than the standard visual & performing arts student.
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Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were about 126.00000000000001 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career wages of $22,962.
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Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 90 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent year we have data available. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Regent University receive $15,101 more than the average visual & performing arts grad.
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Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 433.99999999999994 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Liberty University receive an earnings boost of about $2,089 above the average income of visual & performing arts graduates.
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