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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges
$28,005 Avg Salary
$25,938 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,195 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online degree in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $26,981 in student debt.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Massachusetts College of Art and Design take out $24,313 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $322, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Bay State College

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bay State College is a great place for visual and performing arts students pursuing an online degree. Bay State College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#5

Fisher College

Boston, MA

The excellent online programs at Fisher College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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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.

  • 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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