2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Holy Cross. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Williams College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Boston College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Wellesley College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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With a ranking of #9, Emerson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 931 |
Maine | 274 |
Rhode Island | 709 |
Massachusetts | 5,195 |
Connecticut | 1,531 |
Vermont | 550 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
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 |
General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
Dance | 3,288 |
Other Visual Art | 912 |
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Bonnielou2013.
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