Best colleges with Visual and Performing Arts degrees

There are 1834 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in visual and performing arts. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in visual and performing arts based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $18,217 per year. Oxnard College offers the cheapest visual and performing arts degree with an average net price of $1,085 annually.

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Major:Visual and Performin... Public Private For-Profit 4 Year 2 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Saint Joseph's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and food marketing. The residential campus sits in western Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood.

#15 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $31,205

  • Private 4 Year
  • Notre Dame, IN
  • 3.8 | 5 reviews

Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The campus adjoins the University of Notre Dame in northern Indiana.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Indiana 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1325
  • Avg GPA 3.83
  • Acceptance Rate 76%
  • Net Price $27,865

  • Private 4 Year
  • Rochester, NY
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

RIT is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, computing, and photography. The suburban campus near Rochester includes the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

#22 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1300-1460
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 67%
  • Net Price $39,534

  • Private 4 Year
  • Baltimore, MD
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.

#2 Best Private Colleges in Maryland 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $32,846

  • Public 4 Year
  • Ewing, NJ
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

TCNJ is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The suburban Ewing campus is primarily residential.

#3 Best Public Universities in New Jersey 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1140-1340
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.29
  • Acceptance Rate 62%
  • Net Price $25,580

  • Private 4 Year
  • Poughkeepsie, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Marist is a private university known for undergraduate communications, media studies, and fashion. The campus sits along the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie.

#23 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1190-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Acceptance Rate 57%
  • Net Price $42,508

  • Private 4 Year
  • Hamden, CT
  • 3.8 | 5 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Quinnipiac is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and communications. The suburban campus sits at the base of Sleeping Giant in Hamden.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Connecticut 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $40,632

  • Private 4 Year
  • Spokane, WA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Gonzaga is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. The campus runs along the Spokane River in eastern Washington.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Washington 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1190-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.67
  • Acceptance Rate 82%
  • Net Price $40,117

  • Public 4 Year
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • 5.0 | 6 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

FSU is a large public university known for undergraduate film, criminology, and music. The campus is in Tallahassee, Florida's capital city.

#3 Best Colleges in Florida 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1410
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 24%
  • Net Price $15,815

  • Private 4 Year
  • Jackson, TN
  • | 0 reviews

Union is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and Christian studies. The residential campus sits in Jackson in West Tennessee.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 60%
  • Net Price $28,452

  • Private 4 Year
  • Garden City, NY
  • 3.0 | 3 reviews

Adelphi is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, psychology, and the performing arts. The suburban Garden City campus sits on Long Island outside New York City.

#24 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 66%
  • Net Price $31,303

  • Private 4 Year
  • Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Bard is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate arts, music, and literature. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley.

#25 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1450
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 52%
  • Net Price $29,320

  • Public 4 Year
  • University Park, PA
  • 4.2 | 12 reviews

Penn State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and communications. The University Park campus anchors the college town of State College in central Pennsylvania.

#2 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1420
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 61%
  • Net Price $27,889

  • Public 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Baruch is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate business, finance, and accounting. The compact urban campus sits in Midtown Manhattan.

#4 Best Public Universities in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1400
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 48%
  • Net Price $4,326

  • Private 4 Year
  • Wooster, OH
  • 2.3 | 3 reviews
  • Feb 15 application deadline

The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college known for a required senior Independent Study thesis. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in a small Ohio college town.

#1 Best Value Colleges in Ohio 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1460
  • Avg GPA 3.76
  • Acceptance Rate 60%
  • Net Price $28,004

  • Public 4 Year
  • Newark, NJ
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews

Rutgers-Newark is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.

#4 Best Public Universities in New Jersey 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1270
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $18,276

  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Duquesne is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits on a bluff overlooking downtown Pittsburgh.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 84%
  • Net Price $37,917

  • Private 4 Year
  • Peoria, IL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

Bradley is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and health sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Peoria.

#5 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.83
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $23,787