Colleges offering bachelor's degrees in Visual and Performing Arts

1,404 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Visual and Performing Arts at the bachelor level. 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: 2,074 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

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

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NYU

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New York University

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,271 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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: 1,246 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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UCF

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University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,244 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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SCA

Private nonprofit

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,174 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · 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: 1,150 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

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

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SNH

Private nonprofit

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

Visual and Performing Arts: 1,088 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

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

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CCC

Private nonprofit

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 982 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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CSU

Public

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 801 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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ASU

Public

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Visual and Performing Arts: 787 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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UNT

Public

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 720 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Visual and Performing Arts: 691 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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CSU

Public

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 680 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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FIT

Public

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 679 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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VCU

Public

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Visual and Performing Arts: 663 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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USC

Private nonprofit

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 644 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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SAI

Private nonprofit

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 628 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

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

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Private nonprofit

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 594 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 5,263
Retention: 87%
Programs: 33
Awards 2024-25: 1,703

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TSU

Public

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 593 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 40,674
Retention: 80%
Programs: 141
Awards 2024-25: 8,620

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LAF

Private for-profit

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 587 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

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

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CSU

Public

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 543 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 38,313
Retention: 73%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 10,001

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University of California-Davis

Davis, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 520 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 40,065
Retention: 93%
Programs: 192
Awards 2024-25: 11,394

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SFS

Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 520 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 22,563
Retention: 83%
Programs: 129
Awards 2024-25: 5,688

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Private nonprofit

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 520 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 21,210
Retention: 86%
Programs: 227
Awards 2024-25: 6,518

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