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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OUC

Public

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

Visual and Performing Arts: 337 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 26,323
Retention: 84%
Programs: 266
Awards 2024-25: 7,864

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RIT

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 336 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 17,098
Retention: 89%
Programs: 134
Awards 2024-25: 4,096

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BGS

Public

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Visual and Performing Arts: 330 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 17,594
Retention: 82%
Programs: 150
Awards 2024-25: 4,197

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 326 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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USC

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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC

Visual and Performing Arts: 325 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 38,532
Retention: 92%
Programs: 179
Awards 2024-25: 10,077

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CTC

Public

Chattahoochee Technical College

Marietta, GA

Visual and Performing Arts: 324 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 11,156
Retention: 68%
Programs: 104

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MDC

Public

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 323 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 58,941
Programs: 122
Awards 2024-25: 20,372

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GMU

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George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Visual and Performing Arts: 323 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 39,766
Retention: 86%
Programs: 196
Awards 2024-25: 11,076

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PSU

Public

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA

Visual and Performing Arts: 317 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 50,737
Retention: 93%
Programs: 252
Awards 2024-25: 14,703

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ACC

Private nonprofit

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 314 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students: 2,308
Retention: 86%
Programs: 12
Awards 2024-25: 644

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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 313 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 26,384
Retention: 88%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 6,919

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CHC

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CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 313 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 22,538
Retention: 78%
Programs: 141
Awards 2024-25: 5,486

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

Visual and Performing Arts: 309 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Online option

Students: 22,450
Retention: 73%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 5,749

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UOC

Public

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK

Visual and Performing Arts: 308 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 30,851
Retention: 90%
Programs: 160
Awards 2024-25: 7,630

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CSU

Public

California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 308 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students: 23,163
Retention: 72%
Programs: 103
Awards 2024-25: 6,310

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Visual and Performing Arts: 307 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 29,792
Retention: 86%
Programs: 202
Awards 2024-25: 7,974

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GIA

Private nonprofit

Gemological Institute of America-New York

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 304 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 160
Programs: 1
Awards 2024-25: 304

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UIU

Public

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 303 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 59,238
Retention: 95%
Programs: 200
Awards 2024-25: 17,879

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CMU

Private nonprofit

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Visual and Performing Arts: 298 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 15,888
Retention: 98%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 6,222

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CIA

Private nonprofit

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 297 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 1,277
Retention: 82%
Programs: 25
Awards 2024-25: 408

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UNC

Public

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston Salem, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 297 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 1,111
Retention: 93%
Programs: 7
Awards 2024-25: 297

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UCD

Public

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 296 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 44,256
Retention: 94%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 13,222

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JHU

Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Visual and Performing Arts: 296 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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CBC

Public

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 294 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 14,390
Retention: 80%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 3,139

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Programs within Visual and Performing Arts

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Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 113 schools
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Design and Applied Arts, Other 102 schools
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Music Pedagogy 86 schools
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Printmaking 49 schools
Stringed Instruments 38 schools
Dance, Other 33 schools
Jewelry Arts 31 schools
Documentary Production 28 schools
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other 23 schools
Crafts 23 schools
Costume Design 20 schools
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 20 schools
Brass Instruments 19 schools