BCC
Public
Barton County Community College
Great Bend, KS
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate · Online option
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 5,092
- Retention
- 52%
- Programs
- 96
CampusOnlineHybrid
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.
Most schools offering it: California (211), New York (148), Pennsylvania (117), Texas (115), Ohio (87), Illinois (86)
Showing 2,065–2,088 of 2,205 schools
UF
Private nonprofit
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 5,016
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 103
- Awards 2024-25
- 967
CampusOnlineHybrid
US
Private nonprofit
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 4,724
- Retention
- 85%
- Programs
- 86
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,286
CampusOnlineHybrid
ESC
Public
Edison State Community College
Piqua, OH
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 4,624
- Programs
- 54
- Awards 2024-25
- 888
CampusOnlineHybrid
LWU
Private nonprofit
Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia, KY
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 4,193
- Retention
- 63%
- Programs
- 39
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SCC
Public
Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, NC
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate, Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 4,115
- Retention
- 80%
- Programs
- 47
CampusOnlineHybrid
SCT
Public
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud, MN
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 4,030
- Retention
- 65%
- Programs
- 61
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SPC
Public
South Piedmont Community College
Polkton, NC
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 4,013
- Retention
- 57%
- Programs
- 35
CampusOnlineHybrid
ABA
Public
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Students
- 3,825
- Retention
- 69%
- Programs
- 17
- Awards 2024-25
- 651
CampusOnlineHybrid
SSC
Public
South Suburban College
South Holland, IL
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate, Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 3,818
- Retention
- 63%
- Programs
- 54
CampusOnlineHybrid
WNE
Private nonprofit
Western New England University
Springfield, MA
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,674
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 66
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,126
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BU
Private nonprofit
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,636
- Retention
- 87%
- Programs
- 46
- Awards 2024-25
- 893
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RU
Private nonprofit
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,577
- Retention
- 79%
- Programs
- 74
- Awards 2024-25
- 929
CampusOnlineHybrid
CVC
Public
Central Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, VA
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate, Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 3,481
- Retention
- 64%
- Programs
- 42
CampusOnlineHybrid
CCG
Public
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate
- Students
- 3,468
- Retention
- 59%
- Programs
- 25
- Awards 2024-25
- 662
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PSU
Public
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,336
- Retention
- 83%
- Programs
- 72
- Awards 2024-25
- 766
CampusHybrid
ATC
Public
Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek, FL
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 3,304
- Retention
- 72%
- Programs
- 49
CampusOnlineHybrid
CSC
Public
Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, TN
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 3,282
- Retention
- 52%
- Programs
- 25
CampusOnlineHybrid
NMC
Public
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 3,253
- Retention
- 84%
- Programs
- 51
CampusOnlineHybrid
NPC
Public
Northland Pioneer College
Holbrook, AZ
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate, Associate · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 3,158
- Programs
- 40
- Awards 2024-25
- 854
CampusOnlineHybrid
NU
Private nonprofit
Norwich University
Northfield, VT
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,149
- Retention
- 79%
- Programs
- 59
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,032
CampusOnlineHybrid
FU
Private nonprofit
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor · Online option
- Students
- 3,086
- Retention
- 64%
- Programs
- 61
- Awards 2024-25
- 916
CampusOnlineHybrid
SUS
Public
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate, Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 2,951
- Retention
- 38%
- Programs
- 39
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit
Bethel University
McKenzie, TN
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 2,936
- Retention
- 54%
- Programs
- 41
- Awards 2024-25
- 556
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Programs within Visual and Performing Arts
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- Music Performance 509 schools
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation 443 schools
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- Music Management 148 schools
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- Acting 139 schools
- Voice and Opera 118 schools
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 113 schools
- Fine and Studio Arts Management 111 schools
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- Sculpture 76 schools
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- Playwriting and Screenwriting 74 schools
- Conducting 72 schools
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 69 schools
- Painting 69 schools
- Directing and Theatrical Production 65 schools
- Intermedia/Multimedia 59 schools
- Drawing 57 schools
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology 54 schools
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- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 51 schools
- Printmaking 49 schools
- Stringed Instruments 38 schools
- Dance, Other 33 schools
- Jewelry Arts 31 schools
- Documentary Production 28 schools
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- Crafts 23 schools
- Costume Design 20 schools
- Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 20 schools
- Brass Instruments 19 schools