2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts 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 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region
Check out the online visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Visual & Performing Arts majors at SNHU take out an average of $27,598 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Visual & Performing Arts majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $26,981 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Vermont is a great place for visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. CCV is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.
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The excellent online programs at Northern Vermont 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 rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.
On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Northern Vermont University take out $25,353 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent online programs at University of Maine at Augusta 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 . UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.
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Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design take out is $24,313. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $322.
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With a ranking of #8, Bay State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Holy Apostles College and Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cromwell, Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Request InformationMost Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 Majors
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 10 schools only.
- 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.