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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region

148 Ranked Colleges
2,689 Degrees Awarded
$21,422 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region

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Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 150,273 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , visual & performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,820 and had an average of $26,756 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 31,401 visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,471 and $25,536 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,689 visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 148 colleges that offer a degree in visual & performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual & performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Atlanta Institute of Music and Media. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region. AIMM is located in Duluth, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media

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SAE Institute - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Nashville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at SAE Institute - Nashville

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Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. Ai Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Full Ai Atlanta Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Out of the 148 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #5 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 339 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Full Sail University

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Delta College of Arts & Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Delta College of Arts & Technology Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

Andrew College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Andrew College is located in Cuthbert, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Andrew College

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With a ranking of #8, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at International Fine Arts College

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John Tyler Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to 55 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at John Tyler Community College

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Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

With a ranking of #10, Spartanburg Methodist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at SMC

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Gordon State College
Barnesville, Georgia

Gordon State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Gordon State College is a public institution located in Barnesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Gordon State College

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Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

Itawamba Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 29 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Itawamba Community College

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Northern Virginia Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school handed out 228 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Virginia Community College

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Nossi College of Art
Nashville, Tennessee

Nossi College of Art did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Nossi College of Art is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Nossi College of Art Visual & Performing Arts Report

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East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, Georgia

East Georgia State College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Swainsboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at East Georgia State College

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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 39 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Chattanooga State Community College

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Tidewater Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 69 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Tidewater Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Pellissippi State Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 56 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Pellissippi State Community College

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Volunteer State Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Volunteer State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gallatin, Tennessee. It awarded 45 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Volunteer State Community College

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Nashville State Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville State Community College is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Nashville State Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

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Randolph Community College
Asheboro, North Carolina

Randolph Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph Community College is a small school located in Asheboro, North Carolina that handed out 18 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Randolph Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at TNCC

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Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina

With a ranking of #24, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual & performing arts degrees to 68 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Central Piedmont Community College

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Mississippi Delta Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 associates’s visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi Delta Community College

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