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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges in Arizona
151 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,320 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #116 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 151 degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona The visual arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Arizona ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in Arizona

The schools below may not offer all types of visual arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Visual Arts

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$27,181 Median Starting Salary
$21,480 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual arts program earn about $27,181 in the first couple years of working.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
6.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general visual & performing arts needs to look into Pima Community College. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Tucson. This college ranks 14th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 49 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual arts program report average early career wages of $17,890.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$25,674 Median Starting Salary
$29,750 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of Advancing Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 20 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Advancing Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual arts program make an average of $25,674 in their early career salary.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
13.0% Growth in Graduates

Grand Canyon University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general visual & performing arts. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. This university ranks 4th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 54 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general visual & performing arts major at Grand Canyon University make $3,352 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Texas317593
Oklahoma25729
New Mexico21967

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Visual Arts Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Digital Arts99
Visual & Performing Arts52

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Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts5,411
Design & Applied Arts806
Film, Video & Photographic Arts457
Music260
Drama & Theater Arts191
Dance96
Arts & Media Management59
Other Visual Art9

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