Visual and Performing Arts General

A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 276 institutions across the United States, with a total of 9463 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

164

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,305

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,477

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

119

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

6,362

awards given

Top Schools for Visual and Performing Arts General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	426
2	Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH	424
3	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	228
4	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	207
5	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	192
6	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	183
7	Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ	168
8	Victor Valley College Victorville, CA	159
9	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	147
10	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	144
11	Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA	144
12	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	144
13	Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	141
14	Citrus College Glendora, CA	141
15	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	123
16	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	120
17	Ocean County College Toms River, NJ	117
18	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	114
19	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	111
20	SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY	108
21	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	102
22	Middlesex College Edison, NJ	99
23	Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY	96
24	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	93
25	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	90
26	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	87
27	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	87
28	Longwood University Farmville, VA	84
29	Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN	84
30	Bennington College Bennington, VT	84
31	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY	84
32	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	84
33	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	84
34	Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY	78
35	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	78
36	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	75
37	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	74
38	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	66
39	Marshall University Huntington, WV	66
40	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	64
41	Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA	60
42	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN	57
43	Rice University Houston, TX	57
44	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	54
45	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	54
46	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	54
47	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	51
48	Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA	49
49	Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA	48
50	Champlain College Burlington, VT	48
51	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	48
52	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	45
53	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	45
54	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	45
55	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	45
56	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	45
57	Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA	42
58	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	42
59	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	42
60	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC	42
61	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	42
62	Iowa State University Ames, IA	42
63	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	40
64	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	40
65	Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	39
66	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	39
67	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN	39
68	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	39
69	Butler Community College El Dorado, KS	36
70	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	36
71	East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS	36
72	Albany State University Albany, GA	36
73	Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ	36
74	Gallaudet University Washington, DC	36
75	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	36
76	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	36
77	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	36
78	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	36
79	Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA	33
80	Delta State University Cleveland, MS	33
81	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	33
82	Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA	33
83	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	33
84	Clovis Community College Fresno, CA	33
85	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	33
86	Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH	33
87	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	33
88	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	33
89	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	30
90	CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY	30
91	Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA	27
92	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	27
93	Rockland Community College Suffern, NY	27
94	LaGrange College Lagrange, GA	27
95	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	27
96	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	27
97	Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY	27
98	Savannah State University Savannah, GA	27
99	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	27
100	Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA	27