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Visual & Performing Arts at New England College

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Visual & Performing Arts at New England College

If you are interested in studying visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at New England College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 4,483. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from NEC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

NEC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

NEC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at NEC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at NEC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools 315
407
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 567
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools 612
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools 707
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools 707

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from NEC. This makes it the #317 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NEC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at New England College.

NEC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of visual and performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at NEC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

NEC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 visual and performing arts majors earned their master's degree from NEC. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a master's in visual and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NEC also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New England College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 27
Fine & Studio Arts 22
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 8
Drama & Theater Arts 2

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers 5,130 $61,510
Managers 950 $123,580
Graphic Designers 800 $51,710
Writers and Authors 340 $56,850
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 330 $85,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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