OUC
Public
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 1,235
- Retention
- 63%
- Programs
- 148
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 2,137–2,160 of 2,205 schools
ACU
Private nonprofit
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor · Fully online
- Students
- 1,224
- Retention
- 48%
- Programs
- 16
- Awards 2024-25
- 224
Online
MU
Public
Miami University-Middletown
Middletown, OH
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 1,190
- Retention
- 67%
- Programs
- 33
CampusOnlineHybrid
RU
Private for-profit
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate · Online option
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 1,145
- Retention
- 53%
- Programs
- 28
CampusOnlineHybrid
STC
Public
Suncoast Technical College
Sarasota, FL
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 1,116
- Retention
- 26%
- Programs
- 30
CampusOnlineHybrid
PC
Private nonprofit
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 1,095
- Retention
- 80%
- Programs
- 44
- Awards 2024-25
- 226
CampusHybrid
NU
Private nonprofit
Naropa University
Boulder, CO
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 1,094
- Retention
- 54%
- Programs
- 14
- Awards 2024-25
- 297
CampusOnlineHybrid
HCC
Public
Halifax Community College
Weldon, NC
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate, Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 1,061
- Retention
- 61%
- Programs
- 26
CampusHybrid
FU
Private nonprofit
Fisk University
Nashville, TN
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor, Master
- Students
- 1,059
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 23
- Awards 2024-25
- 133
CampusHybrid
UTS
Public
The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 1,046
- Retention
- 77%
- Programs
- 23
- Awards 2024-25
- 228
CampusOnlineHybrid
ASU
Public
Arkansas State University Mid-South
West Memphis, AR
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 1,022
- Retention
- 58%
- Programs
- 38
CampusOnlineHybrid
OU
Private nonprofit
Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa, KS
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 999
- Retention
- 58%
- Programs
- 49
- Awards 2024-25
- 232
CampusOnlineHybrid
MGC
Public
Mountain Gateway Community College
Clifton Forge, VA
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 989
- Retention
- 60%
- Programs
- 42
CampusHybrid
HIN
Public
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Students
- 978
- Programs
- 15
- Awards 2024-25
- 194
CampusHybrid
BMC
Private nonprofit
Blue Mountain Christian University
Blue Mountain, MS
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 968
- Retention
- 68%
- Programs
- 32
- Awards 2024-25
- 185
CampusOnlineHybrid
EU
Private nonprofit
Emmanuel University
Franklin Springs, GA
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 950
- Retention
- 71%
- Programs
- 29
- Awards 2024-25
- 224
CampusOnlineHybrid
OWU
Private nonprofit
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 880
- Retention
- 50%
- Programs
- 51
- Awards 2024-25
- 192
CampusOnlineHybrid
PSU
Public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Center Valley, PA
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 867
- Retention
- 83%
- Programs
- 24
- Awards 2024-25
- 131
CampusHybrid
WU
Private nonprofit
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 838
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 22
- Awards 2024-25
- 73
CampusOnlineHybrid
ENM
Public
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 773
- Retention
- 33%
- Programs
- 39
CampusOnlineHybrid
SAU
Private nonprofit
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX
Visual and Performing Arts
Bachelor
- Students
- 764
- Retention
- 73%
- Programs
- 39
- Awards 2024-25
- 144
CampusOnlineHybrid
NMS
Public
New Mexico State University-Grants
Grants, NM
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Fully online
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 754
- Retention
- 58%
- Programs
- 28
CampusOnlineHybrid
TCA
Public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown
Morristown, TN
Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 749
- Retention
- 76%
- Programs
- 17
Campus
LCC
Public
Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM
Visual and Performing Arts
Associate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 743
- Retention
- 43%
- Programs
- 44
CampusOnlineHybrid
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Programs within Visual and Performing Arts
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