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Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

4 Colleges
$29,198 Avg Salary
$26,149 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 931 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a New Hampshire college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Hampshire Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in New Hampshire for visual and performing arts students. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $14,319 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from UNH carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#3

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Out of the 4 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Keene State take out is $26,750.

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#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at NEC accumulate an average of around $26,990 in student debt.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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

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 4 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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