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2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia

18 Colleges in Georgia
5,023 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,860 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,023 degrees in visual & performing arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School

Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Doctor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Georgia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,728 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,739 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts needs to look into Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Savannah.

There were roughly 1728 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make around $25,739 in the first couple years of working.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
354 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$30,419 Median Starting Salary

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 354 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Georgia make $2,559 more than the standard visual & performing arts graduate.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
18.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were roughly 122 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Emory University receive $5,570 more than the typical visual & performing arts graduate.

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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
107 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$32,851 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Gwinnett Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #305 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 107 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Gwinnett Technical College earn $4,991 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
438 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$22,991 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.

There were about 438 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year. After graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients typically earn an average of $22,991 at the beginning of their careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
141 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
12.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were roughly 141 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually earn an average of $28,625 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Georgia Southern University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
203 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
8.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #720 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.

There were about 203 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients typically earn an average of $29,079 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
98 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
33.7% Growth in Graduates

University of West Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the town of Carrollton. A Best Colleges rank of #975 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of West Georgia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia 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 wages of $25,093.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
29.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #812 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia College is a great university overall.

There were about 44 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn around $21,542 at the beginning of their careers.

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In GA
38 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 38 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent data year.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 3,192
West Virginia 38 405
Mississippi 38 695
South Carolina 38 1,353
Florida 38 7,266
Virginia 38 3,458
Arkansas 38 821
Alabama 37 1,138
Kentucky 37 1,060
Tennessee 37 2,628
Louisiana 37 1,147

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,899
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 948
Fine & Studio Arts 872
Drama & Theater Arts 546
Music 504
Arts & Media Management 97
General Visual & Performing Arts 94
Dance 63

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