2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon
8Colleges in Oregon
1,699Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,860Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #10 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,699 degrees in visual & performing arts annually.
The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Oregon
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the visual & performing arts degree levels they offer.
University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were about 375 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $24,393.
Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts needs to check out Portland Community College. Portland Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Portland Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 218 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Portland Community College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career income of $26,285.
Portland State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 314 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn about $26,723 in the first couple years of working.
Any student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to look into Western Oregon University. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 59.99999999999999 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $23,583 in their early career salary.
Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 154 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Oregon State University make $6,003 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg. This university ranks 9th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 68 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts degree program at George Fox University make $2,699 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 119 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Pacific Northwest College of Art in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $23,894 for their early career.
Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 82 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Oregon University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $18,781.
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).
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The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
