Other Visual Art isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #206 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for other visual art students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 237 bachelor's degrees in other visual art to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other visual art students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other visual art students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for other visual art to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other visual art related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other visual art students working on their bachelor's degree.
The other visual art school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Visual Art Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Visual Art in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other visual art.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Visual Art
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in other visual art needs to take a look at New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
After graduating, other visual art bachelor's recipients generally make about $28,990 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).