2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Brandeis University the best school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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University of Hartford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.
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The New England Conservatory of Music came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 8 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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