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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Lee College

Baytown, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 8,323
Retention: 73%
Programs: 70

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Motlow State Community College

Tullahoma, TN

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 5,980
Retention: 55%
Programs: 12

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SPC

Public

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 5,198
Retention: 60%
Programs: 81

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TCC

Public

Tompkins Cortland Community College

Dryden, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 4,958
Retention: 50%
Programs: 39

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BHC

Public

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 4,001
Retention: 71%
Programs: 42

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IHC

Public

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 3,804
Retention: 56%
Programs: 54

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UMS

Private nonprofit

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Bronx, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

Students: 3,774
Retention: 73%
Programs: 39
Awards 2024-25: 1,480

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Public

Indiana University-East

Richmond, IN

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 3,203
Retention: 62%
Programs: 50
Awards 2024-25: 746

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Private nonprofit

Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 3,104
Retention: 55%
Programs: 64
Awards 2024-25: 951

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LMC

Public

Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, MI

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 2,937
Retention: 84%
Programs: 58

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UMP

Public

University of Maine at Presque Isle

Presque Isle, ME

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor · Online option

Students: 2,873
Retention: 58%
Programs: 32
Awards 2024-25: 1,588

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Private nonprofit

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 2,813
Retention: 63%
Programs: 42
Awards 2024-25: 328

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BRC

Public

Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 2,723
Retention: 70%
Programs: 44

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NCC

Public

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, NH

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 2,657
Retention: 69%
Programs: 57

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Private nonprofit

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 2,547
Retention: 69%
Programs: 47

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IAU

Private nonprofit

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama

Guayama, PR

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Students: 2,487
Retention: 83%
Programs: 33
Awards 2024-25: 689

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Private nonprofit

Felician University

Lodi, NJ

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor

Admission: Open
Students: 2,427
Retention: 76%
Programs: 51

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TCA

Public

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald

Hohenwald, TN

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 2,416
Retention: 79%
Programs: 21

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MSM

Private nonprofit

Mount St. Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 2,408
Retention: 71%
Programs: 54
Awards 2024-25: 634

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Public

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 2,405
Programs: 42
Awards 2024-25: 814

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TMU

Private nonprofit

Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, KY

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 2,350
Retention: 67%
Programs: 41
Awards 2024-25: 378

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BDN

Public

Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, MI

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 2,149
Retention: 59%
Programs: 43

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NOA

Public

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Miami, OK

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 1,962
Retention: 56%
Programs: 36

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ICC

Public

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 1,918
Retention: 71%
Programs: 43

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