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Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont

5 Colleges
$27,602 Avg Salary
$26,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 550 degrees and certificates from a Vermont school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Vermont to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Top Vermont Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Middlebury College the best school in Vermont for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for visual and performing arts students. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from UVM take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Northern Vermont University take out is $25,353.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

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

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Champlain take out an average of $26,678 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $788, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bennington College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont list. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Bennington take out is $27,000.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Connecticut 1,531

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 5 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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