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Best Colleges for Visual and Performing Arts, General (2024)

314 colleges offer Visual and Performing Arts, General programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.

Top 20 Colleges for Visual and Performing Arts, General

All Colleges Offering Visual and Performing Arts, General

NameCityTuition (In-State)Accept RateGrad RateStudents
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix$17,85079%43%73,371
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe$12,22390%68%64,674
Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station$13,15457%84%59,615
University of Central FloridaOrlando$6,36840%77%59,146
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdaleN/A67%29%53,782
Liberty UniversityLynchburg$22,46599%64%50,012
The University of Texas at AustinAustin$11,68827%88%42,855
University of ArizonaTucson$13,92686%67%42,537
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park$20,64461%86%42,284
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw$5,80869%50%41,254
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing$16,45885%81%40,922
Florida International UniversityMiami$6,56555%74%39,508
University of FloridaGainesville$6,38124%91%35,629
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla$16,75827%87%34,948
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock$11,85273%68%32,394
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis$14,40077%70%30,743
George Mason UniversityFairfax$14,22087%69%27,752
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose$8,41085%67%27,601
University of UtahSalt Lake City$9,62086%64%27,264
Full Sail UniversityWinter Park$26,906N/A47%25,777
Iowa State UniversityAmes$10,78789%75%25,367
University of KentuckyLexington$13,50293%71%24,763
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia$14,83778%76%23,929
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago$14,33877%61%22,170
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson$14,64465%75%21,751
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia$23,01180%75%20,970
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond$16,94593%64%20,753
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles$72,09710%92%20,443
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh$21,92658%85%20,370
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens$14,15885%66%19,633
Kent State University at KentKent$13,23286%65%19,320
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln$10,43487%66%19,178
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State$10,20278%65%18,397
Montclair State UniversityMontclair$15,91288%64%18,376
Boston UniversityBoston$68,10211%89%18,248
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook$10,93149%77%18,101
Northeastern UniversityBoston$66,1625%90%17,326
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque$10,14095%54%17,244
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee$10,39891%50%16,758
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega$5,28568%37%16,146
Kansas State UniversityManhattan$11,22182%71%15,142
California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos$8,08295%54%14,877
DePaul UniversityChicago$45,99976%69%14,090
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers$6,11863%57%13,874
Western Washington UniversityBellingham$9,58293%65%13,544
Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield$9,50291%58%13,313
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia$62,41279%78%13,233
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green$14,46081%63%12,812
Tarleton State UniversityStephenville$8,30290%50%12,673
University of Houston-DowntownHouston$7,70890%33%12,555
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette$10,41887%52%12,428
Oakland UniversityRochester Hills$15,26288%57%12,351
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces$8,18389%54%11,946
George Washington UniversityWashington$67,71047%85%11,182
Wichita State UniversityWichita$9,68494%51%10,780
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore$13,25672%70%10,701
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx$7,41057%50%10,696
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$68,6865%97%10,650
The University of TampaTampa$34,40840%63%10,572
Fordham UniversityBronx$64,91559%81%10,512
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg$9,99899%50%10,075
Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant$14,76090%60%10,035
University of ToledoToledo$12,74492%56%9,770
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater$8,61686%62%9,405
Northwestern UniversityEvanston$68,3228%96%9,201
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs$10,14997%46%8,697
University of California-MercedMerced$15,62391%69%8,372
California Baptist UniversityRiverside$41,22885%61%8,179
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park$15,35691%34%7,877
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg$9,41791%52%7,833
Harvard UniversityCambridge$61,6764%97%7,601
Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs$7,648N/A34%7,585
Idaho State UniversityPocatello$8,610N/A39%7,583
Stockton UniversityGalloway$16,26689%70%7,537
The University of MontanaMissoula$8,55296%47%7,488
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$66,24612%93%7,304
Emory UniversityAtlanta$64,28011%91%7,298
Marshall UniversityHuntington$9,16296%50%7,266
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana$11,38091%54%6,764
The New SchoolNew York$58,69463%70%6,563
Duke UniversityDurham$68,7586%96%6,442
Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau$9,90374%57%6,373
University of St ThomasSaint Paul$54,39885%76%6,245
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown$11,31491%54%6,180
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz$8,57262%70%6,086
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham$6,69987%44%6,081
Albany State UniversityAlbany$5,656N/A27%5,956
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton$19,12392%68%5,955
State University of New York at CortlandCortland$8,87460%68%5,901
University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie$10,70188%54%5,842
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy$64,08163%83%5,714
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis$27,16695%69%5,658
Long Island UniversityBrookville$42,43286%56%5,520
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco$60,49262%71%5,287
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth$15,61291%51%5,221
Virginia State UniversityPetersburg$10,04389%40%5,074
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence$11,30092%47%5,049
California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo$7,15995%52%5,013
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$53,26089%79%4,948
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah$16,77771%71%4,898
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin$10,56088%54%4,866
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg$11,53692%44%4,814
Southeastern UniversityLakeland$32,95053%43%4,813
Rice UniversityHouston$64,1448%95%4,776
SUNY OneontaOneonta$8,83170%70%4,643
University of Florida-OnlineGainesville$3,87661%81%4,627
Jackson State UniversityJackson$8,96593%41%4,600
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News$16,82886%73%4,365
Clayton State UniversityMorrow$5,18068%38%4,348
Salem State UniversitySalem$12,33896%52%4,291
Suffolk UniversityBoston$47,55082%60%4,268
SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury$8,42284%46%4,162
University of HartfordWest Hartford$49,07596%56%4,146
Seattle UniversitySeattle$56,72177%74%4,062
Lewis UniversityRomeoville$39,20071%65%4,015
Worcester State UniversityWorcester$11,78688%58%3,930
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover$53,96270%71%3,916
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce$6,65098%48%3,874
Hampton UniversityHampton$30,59262%56%3,727
Vermont State UniversityRandolph$11,95282%48%3,590
Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco$30,736N/A38%3,587
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg$14,64080%67%3,566
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury$46,56081%58%3,440
Siena CollegeLoudonville$46,58069%75%3,409
Lander UniversityGreenwood$11,70081%49%3,397
Barnard CollegeNew York$69,8889%93%3,264
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York$7,23568%N/A3,254
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn$7,35286%21%3,233
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase$8,95374%62%3,197
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego$46,25084%76%3,188
Endicott CollegeBeverly$40,65071%76%3,125
College of the Holy CrossWorcester$64,50018%88%3,106
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth$11,87998%46%3,103
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead$10,42859%56%3,072
Longwood UniversityFarmville$15,74490%61%3,015
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst$42,95574%68%3,006
Lipscomb UniversityNashville$40,57268%70%2,997
Iona UniversityNew Rochelle$47,26087%57%2,951
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville$7,50192%55%2,910
Houston Christian UniversityHouston$39,43084%49%2,886
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington$15,26897%21%2,877
Lynn UniversityBoca Raton$44,48073%52%2,859
University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha$8,27075%40%2,844
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville$27,99880%44%2,840
Savannah State UniversitySavannah$5,750N/A27%2,833
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago$56,42077%65%2,805
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale$27,30066%50%2,773
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa$44,45888%63%2,759
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia$8,83178%52%2,755
Champlain CollegeBurlington$47,85083%64%2,752
Southern Oregon UniversityAshland$12,76289%43%2,751
Manhattan UniversityRiverdale$53,40079%65%2,744
University of Mount Saint VincentBronx$44,54085%57%2,692
Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton$7,492N/A37%2,692
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley$5,52666%43%2,684
Carthage CollegeKenosha$38,75087%62%2,660
Rogers State UniversityClaremore$7,750N/A27%2,657
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland$44,04064%70%2,656
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans$28,73369%49%2,628
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence$11,16086%43%2,628
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck$38,00491%58%2,627
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach$40,65082%57%2,603
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest$38,97890%59%2,561
Stonehill CollegeEaston$57,49066%78%2,528
Mississippi CollegeClinton$23,50029%61%2,518
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis$45,45282%52%2,494
Eastern UniversitySaint Davids$38,40091%55%2,404
Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu$34,39286%38%2,392
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona$15,97298%17%2,367
Gannon UniversityErie$40,65674%68%2,365
Webster UniversitySaint Louis$31,75086%63%2,304
Stetson UniversityDeLand$57,41072%63%2,297
The University of FindlayFindlay$41,16483%60%2,223
Concordia University-WisconsinMequon$35,47078%66%2,197
Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport$7,51851%35%2,153
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City$42,55290%61%2,135
Shenandoah UniversityWinchester$36,95077%69%2,116
Tiffin UniversityTiffin$34,79080%41%2,051
Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City$7,856N/A34%2,026
St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure$41,73582%68%2,012
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville$24,470N/A67%2,005
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison$38,00495%70%1,990
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City$6,53664%46%1,975
Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion$32,35289%67%1,974
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia$37,80097%58%1,953
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg$51,88476%67%1,888
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick$67,8327%95%1,873
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam$8,76878%47%1,823
University of Mount OliveMount Olive$27,36676%50%1,796
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul$50,00488%59%1,776
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle$40,40783%62%1,762
Canisius UniversityBuffalo$34,50072%69%1,685
Assumption UniversityWorcester$51,35683%75%1,669
Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia$7,492N/A37%1,654
Daemen UniversityAmherst$35,21868%59%1,643
Linfield UniversityMcMinnville$50,85085%68%1,621
Delta State UniversityCleveland$8,605100%47%1,620
Mississippi University for WomenColumbus$8,49290%42%1,605
St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City$15,29869%69%1,603
Willamette UniversitySalem$51,15677%72%1,592
Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia$27,808N/A41%1,585
University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne$36,46096%58%1,567
University of BridgeportBridgeport$35,76083%45%1,534
Neumann UniversityAston$39,10081%50%1,533
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla$64,05038%81%1,531
Pacific UniversityForest Grove$56,37490%66%1,516
Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake$31,20082%69%1,464
University of DubuqueDubuque$42,09589%41%1,440
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena$7,69292%24%1,439
Haverford CollegeHaverford$70,68812%90%1,430
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater$16,09092%51%1,400
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton$35,74571%60%1,390
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall$30,68058%48%1,352
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest$37,48893%41%1,323
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee$35,57049%51%1,308
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg$14,71095%40%1,305
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa$29,75052%31%1,301
William Jessup UniversityRocklin$37,15093%58%1,294
Gordon CollegeWenham$30,70069%68%1,278
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe$42,39662%70%1,259
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock$28,54073%50%1,252
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte$21,30045%34%1,244
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh$44,62662%65%1,232
Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta$3,248N/A16%1,228
Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs$35,05682%69%1,224
Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles$56,48882%64%1,223
University of St FrancisJoliet$38,11065%66%1,223
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate OnlineAddison$14,520100%N/A1,219
Albright CollegeReading$29,08276%47%1,217
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield$45,94072%53%1,215
The University of Montana-WesternDillon$6,670100%50%1,198
Georgian Court UniversityLakewood$37,26079%54%1,195
Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore$56,80077%72%1,189
Miles CollegeFairfield$13,314N/A20%1,155
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville$22,51245%47%1,153
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester$38,82671%65%1,149
University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington$11,30897%52%1,140
University of PikevillePikeville$24,850N/A40%1,135
Lesley UniversityCambridge$34,25697%60%1,122
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael$52,16184%77%1,114
University of Virginia's College at WiseWise$11,78029%48%1,101
Carroll CollegeHelena$41,48471%68%1,092
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona$45,08093%67%1,073
Reinhardt UniversityWaleska$30,07462%39%1,066
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend$13,56663%54%1,044
Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa$40,79465%65%1,024
American International CollegeSpringfield$44,230100%44%1,017
Transylvania UniversityLexington$46,87087%71%1,005
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford$14,77089%46%995
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill$39,45093%58%972
Goucher CollegeBaltimore$53,35078%59%964
Valley City State UniversityValley City$8,51499%51%958
Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina$34,63072%43%956
Greenville UniversityGreenville$32,20098%46%955
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney$54,55041%64%946
Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester$37,13571%45%936
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista$21,28096%36%936
Beloit CollegeBeloit$60,88663%69%926
Southwestern CollegeWinfield$39,82276%35%924
Centenary UniversityHackettstown$37,73283%56%910
King UniversityBristol$36,194100%47%908
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk$33,25077%43%873
McPherson CollegeMcPherson$37,31077%44%872
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski$10,92487%36%864
University of Advancing TechnologyTempe$19,36598%37%855
Lake Erie CollegePainesville$37,63470%40%852
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens$30,81469%46%846
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe$6,362N/A13%833
Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez$8,350100%41%830
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights$20,60585%61%820
Milligan UniversityMilligan$40,45072%62%818
Gallaudet UniversityWashington$19,65458%47%812
Malone UniversityCanton$37,16076%48%798
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville$29,25072%28%785
Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield$15,91270%35%781
Bennington CollegeBennington$66,26245%69%780
Woodbury UniversityBurbank$47,05682%58%779
Hiram CollegeHiram$27,60094%57%777
Keystone CollegeLa Plume$18,30085%38%771
The College of WestchesterWhite Plains$25,19194%35%759
Johnson UniversityKnoxville$21,12265%59%743
Grace Christian UniversityWyoming$18,69099%46%716
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams$12,43690%52%713
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa$41,50071%42%707
Mount Marty UniversityYankton$34,60043%56%697
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster$6,362N/A14%691
Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville$20,26677%42%672
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell$33,79073%47%670
LaGrange CollegeLagrange$35,40062%44%636
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg$32,388N/A28%628
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney$10,904N/A24%617
Bethany CollegeBethany$36,76559%47%614
Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo$28,67087%31%603
Bethany CollegeLindsborg$33,00056%32%569
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville$6,362N/A20%560
Millsaps CollegeJackson$44,68043%56%549
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia$52,81256%60%535
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain$20,18089%53%498
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville$28,14963%55%471
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto RicoSan Juan$4,902100%45%466
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar$26,16076%50%443
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem$33,84877%57%423
Pacific Northwest College of ArtPortland$49,00675%36%420
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton$6,362N/A20%415
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe$5,92097%20%334
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville$6,362N/A20%298
GnomonNorth Hollywood$37,63542%N/A294
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville$20,35046%40%247
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington$68,78096%61%225
Prescott CollegePrescott$35,68595%44%219
Fontbonne UniversitySaint LouisN/AN/A47%207
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati$41,37534%42%205
Bennett CollegeGreensboro$19,14051%23%178
Antioch CollegeYellow Springs$37,14389%36%121

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer Visual and Performing Arts, General?

There are 314 colleges offering Visual and Performing Arts, General programs in the United States as of 2024.

What is the best college for Visual and Performing Arts, General?

Based on graduate earnings, Carnegie Mellon University is among the top colleges for Visual and Performing Arts, General with median earnings of $114,862.

What are the top 3 colleges for Visual and Performing Arts, General?

The top colleges for Visual and Performing Arts, General include Carnegie Mellon University, Gnomon, University of Pennsylvania.