2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.
The Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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 master’s degree. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . 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 #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Williams College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 36 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’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.
With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Emerson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #10, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges 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 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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