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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region

25 Colleges
$24,872 Avg Salary
$26,650 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The excellent programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

While working on their degree, visual arts majors at Champlain accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $933, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

The excellent programs at Bennington College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, visual arts graduates from Bennington take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lesley University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Visual Arts majors at Lesley take out an average of $25,312 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester State University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. MCLA is a small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at UMass Dartmouth take out is $27,000.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Vermont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 171
Connecticut 5
New Hampshire 10
Maine 3
Vermont 81

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 25 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.

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