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
  • Irving, TX
  • 4.2 | 5 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

University of Dallas is a private Catholic university known for a Great Books core curriculum and undergraduate work in philosophy, politics, and the humanities. The suburban campus sits in Irving just outside Dallas.

#8 Best Private Colleges in Texas 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.9
  • Acceptance Rate 53%
  • Net Price $29,209

  • Public 4 Year
  • Chicago, IL
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

UIC is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and engineering. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Near West Side near the Illinois Medical District.

#2 Best Public Universities in Illinois 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $10,852

  • Private 4 Year
  • South Orange, NJ
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Seton Hall is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and diplomacy. The suburban campus in South Orange sits a short train ride from New York City.

#3 Best Private Colleges in New Jersey 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Acceptance Rate 73%
  • Net Price $33,896

  • Private 4 Year
  • Winter Park, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Rollins is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business and international studies. Most undergrads live on a lakeside campus along Lake Virginia in Winter Park.

#2 Best Private Colleges in Florida 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 48%
  • Net Price $39,201

  • Private 4 Year
  • Springfield, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Springfield College is a private college known for undergraduate physical education, exercise science, and health sciences. Basketball was invented on its campus, and the school keeps a long focus on sport and human services.

#21 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1080-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $30,039

  • Private 4 Year
  • Scranton, PA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate health sciences, physical therapy, and business. The compact urban campus sits in downtown Scranton.

#19 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1318
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Acceptance Rate 81%
  • Net Price $34,234

  • Public 4 Year
  • Columbia, SC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Dec 1 application deadline

South Carolina is a large public university known for undergraduate international business and hospitality management. The historic Horseshoe anchors the campus in downtown Columbia.

#2 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1360
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 60%
  • Net Price $24,488

  • Private 4 Year
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • 4.3 | 3 reviews
  • Dec 1 application deadline

Marquette is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits in Milwaukee near Lake Michigan.

#3 Best Colleges in Wisconsin 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Acceptance Rate 81%
  • Net Price $34,322

  • Private 4 Year
  • University Heights, OH
  • | 0 reviews

John Carroll is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and the sciences. The suburban campus sits in University Heights near Cleveland.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Acceptance Rate 81%
  • Net Price $30,030

  • Public 4 Year
  • Albany, NY
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

University at Albany is a large public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, public policy, and atmospheric science. The campus is in New York's capital, with many programs oriented toward state government.

#6 Best Public Universities in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $17,949

  • Private 4 Year
  • Old Westbury, NY
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews

NYIT is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Old Westbury campus sits on Long Island.

#29 Best Private Colleges in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1190-1420
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 81%
  • Net Price $24,688

  • Public 4 Year
  • Knoxville, TN
  • 4.8 | 5 reviews

Tennessee is a large public university known for undergraduate supply chain management, business, and nuclear engineering. The campus borders the Tennessee River in Knoxville.

#1 Best Public Universities in Tennessee 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1370
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.66
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $21,648

  • Private 4 Year
  • Ada, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Ohio Northern is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy and engineering. The residential campus anchors the small college town of Ada in northwest Ohio.

#8 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1175-1400
  • Avg GPA 3.78
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $25,941

  • Private 4 Year
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Pratt is a private college known for undergraduate architecture, art, and design. The compact urban campus occupies a city-block setting in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill.

#31 Best Private Colleges in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.86
  • Acceptance Rate 73%
  • Net Price $54,150

  • Private 4 Year
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Kalamazoo is a private liberal arts college known for the K-Plan curriculum, extensive undergraduate study abroad, and a required senior individualized project. Most undergrads complete an extended off-campus study experience before graduation.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Michigan 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.73
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $26,956

  • Public 4 Year
  • Iowa City, IA
  • 3.0 | 3 reviews
  • May 1 application deadline

Iowa is a large public university known for undergraduate creative writing and journalism. The campus sits in the college town of Iowa City along the Iowa River.

#1 Best Public Universities in Iowa 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.81
  • Acceptance Rate 84%
  • Net Price $21,765

  • Private 4 Year
  • Decorah, IA
  • | 0 reviews

Luther is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The residential campus sits among the bluffs of Decorah in northeast Iowa.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Iowa 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1078-1406
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $24,511

  • Private 4 Year
  • McMinnville, OR
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Linfield is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and wine studies. The residential campus sits in the small college town of McMinnville in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

#3 Best Value Colleges in Oregon 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.71
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $29,936