2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned a degree or certificate in general visual and performing arts, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the United States for general visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 16 students majoring in visual arts at Texas Tech, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in visual arts at RPI, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in visual arts at UT Dallas, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
Women make up 50% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
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Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.
More about our data sources and methodologies.