2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
144Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
28,767Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,084Avg 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.
College Factual looked at 144 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28,767 degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.
Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
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. 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Visual & Performing Arts
It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue 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 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 443 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 get an earnings boost of around $8,043 above the typical income of visual & performing arts graduates.
It's difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue 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 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 1834 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from New York University earn a boost of about $3,961 over the average income of visual & performing arts graduates.
Every student who is interested in visual & performing arts has to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were about 314 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University receive $21,447 more than the average visual & performing arts grad.
The Juilliard School is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 316 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at The Juilliard School earn $4,450 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 117.99999999999999 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn 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 earnings of $24,686.
American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
There were approximately 781 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn an average of $18,417 in their early careers.
Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 242 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually make around $18,024 in their early careers.
Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were approximately 1475 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn an average of $26,694 for their early career.
Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 507.00000000000006 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent year we have data available. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Maryland Institute College of Art receive $4,579 more than the average visual & performing arts student.
UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 281 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn around $26,656 in their early careers.
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 1406 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from The New School get an earnings boost of about $5,700 over the typical earnings of visual & performing arts majors.
Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 264 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make about $25,339 in their early career salary.
Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Easton. This college ranks 9th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 49 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Lafayette College earn $11,589 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 643 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Pratt Institute - Main earn $10,824 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs. This college ranks 21st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 86 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Skidmore College receive an earnings boost of around $6,218 above the average earnings of visual & performing arts graduates.
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from George Washington University get an earnings boost of about $13,813 over the typical earnings of visual & performing arts majors.
Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 14th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 103 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at The Graduate Center, CUNY earn $31,101 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. This university ranks 12th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 378 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Syracuse University receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,382 above the typical income of visual & performing arts majors.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 589 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Temple 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 earnings of $27,075.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 108 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make about $24,514 in their early career salary.
The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 191 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at American University make $10,843 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Rest of the Top Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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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Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
