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Performing Arts Schools in The West - 2022 Ranking
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Listed In 2022, we rated 279 schools offering performing arts majors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.Best-Art-Colleges.com ranks University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), University of California Los Angeles, and University of California Berkeley the best three performing arts schools in the West.
See the best 50 performing arts schools in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West. Also, check the most recent ranking of the top dance, music, and performing art schools in the West.
Top 50 performing arts schools in the West:
49. FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, 2 performing arts programs
Performing arts schools in the West by state:
Performing arts schools in other regions:
Northeast: 265 schoolsMidwest: 326 schools
South: 406 schools
Popular art school cities in the West:
in Arizona:Avondale: 1 school
Chandler: 1 school
Flagstaff: 1 school
Glendale: 1 school
Kingman: 1 school
Mesa: 1 school
Phoenix: 5 schools
Scottsdale: 2 schools
Tempe: 4 schools
Tucson: 3 schools
in California:
Arcata: 1 school
Bakersfield: 2 schools
Berkeley: 2 schools
Burbank: 2 schools
Camarillo: 1 school
Carson: 1 school
Chico: 1 school
Claremont: 6 schools
Costa Mesa: 2 schools
Davis: 1 school
El Cajon: 2 schools
Fresno: 4 schools
Fullerton: 2 schools
Hayward: 2 schools
Hollywood: 4 schools
Irvine: 3 schools
La Jolla: 2 schools
Long Beach: 2 schools
Los Angeles: 12 schools
Mission Viejo: 1 school
Modesto: 1 school
Northridge: 1 school
Orange: 2 schools
Pasadena: 3 schools
Pomona: 1 school
Rancho Cucamonga: 1 school
Riverside: 4 schools
Rocklin: 2 schools
Sacramento: 4 schools
San Bernardino: 2 schools
San Diego: 9 schools
San Francisco: 11 schools
San Jose: 3 schools
San Luis Obispo: 2 schools
Santa Barbara: 3 schools
Santa Clarita: 2 schools
Santa Cruz: 1 school
Santa Monica: 1 school
Valencia: 1 school
Walnut: 1 school
in Colorado:
Boulder: 2 schools
Denver: 5 schools
Fort Collins: 1 school
Greeley: 2 schools
Lakewood: 3 schools
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 5 schools
in Idaho:
Moscow: 1 school
Rexburg: 1 school
in Montana:
Bozeman: 1 school
in Nevada:
Las Vegas: 2 schools
Reno: 2 schools
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 3 schools
in Oregon:
Ashland: 1 school
Corvallis: 1 school
Eugene: 3 schools
Portland: 7 schools
in Utah:
Cedar City: 1 school
Orem: 2 schools
Provo: 1 school
Salt Lake City: 5 schools
in Washington:
Bellingham: 2 schools
Ellensburg: 1 school
Pullman: 1 school
Seattle: 6 schools
Tacoma: 4 schools