Colleges offering Visual and Performing Arts

2,205 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Visual and Performing Arts. Together they awarded 158,183 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 218 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 911 Associate 787 Bachelor 1,404 Master 501 PhD 127 Professional 7

Most schools offering it: California (211), New York (148), Pennsylvania (117), Texas (115), Ohio (87), Illinois (86)

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FSU

Private for-profit

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 3,360 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 27,169
Retention: 53%
Programs: 42

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NYU

Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,937 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Online option

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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The New School

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,616 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 9,068
Retention: 85%
Programs: 63
Awards 2024-25: 3,030

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FIT

Public

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,603 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master · Online option

Students: 8,206
Retention: 91%
Programs: 30
Awards 2024-25: 3,563

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SCA

Private nonprofit

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,481 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students: 18,550
Retention: 86%
Programs: 30
Awards 2024-25: 3,897

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BCM

Private nonprofit

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,427 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Online option

Students: 8,369
Retention: 89%
Programs: 14
Awards 2024-25: 2,368

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UVU

Public

Utah Valley University

Orem, UT

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,402 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 46,807
Retention: 73%
Programs: 215

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UCF

Public

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,288 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students: 69,713
Retention: 92%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 19,389

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SNH

Private nonprofit

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,234 graduates in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students: 189,531
Retention: 61%
Programs: 74
Awards 2024-25: 43,206

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USC

Private nonprofit

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,103 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 46,566
Retention: 96%
Programs: 285
Awards 2024-25: 17,982

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CCC

Private nonprofit

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,021 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 5,570
Retention: 66%
Programs: 58
Awards 2024-25: 1,379

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LAF

Private for-profit

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 970 graduates in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 5,472
Retention: 51%
Programs: 9

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ASU

Public

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Visual and Performing Arts: 924 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 79,818
Retention: 87%
Programs: 347
Awards 2024-25: 22,923

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MCC

Public

Mesa Community College

Mesa, AZ

Visual and Performing Arts: 919 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 17,077
Programs: 154
Awards 2024-25: 5,979

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UNT

Public

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 869 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 46,864
Retention: 77%
Programs: 159
Awards 2024-25: 13,522

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CSU

Public

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 849 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 42,003
Retention: 87%
Programs: 137
Awards 2024-25: 10,908

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SAI

Private nonprofit

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 830 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 3,394
Retention: 84%
Programs: 13
Awards 2024-25: 902

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GCC

Public

Glendale Community College

Glendale, AZ

Visual and Performing Arts: 790 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 13,914
Programs: 117
Awards 2024-25: 5,651

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CSU

Public

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 788 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 43,662
Retention: 82%
Programs: 87
Awards 2024-25: 10,855

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SMC

Public

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 734 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor

Admission: Open
Students: 23,453
Programs: 81
Awards 2024-25: 11,774

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WTC

Public

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 719 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 24,609
Retention: 72%
Programs: 62

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Private nonprofit

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Visual and Performing Arts: 712 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students: 8,803
Retention: 87%
Programs: 116
Awards 2024-25: 2,274

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Public

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Visual and Performing Arts: 706 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Online option

Students: 48,424
Retention: 91%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 20,593

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VCU

Public

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Visual and Performing Arts: 705 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 28,464
Retention: 85%
Programs: 167
Awards 2024-25: 7,324

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