2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Out of the 47 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 45% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 51 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New England Tech, 76% are male and 24% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.
About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.
Of the 36 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Tunxis Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Community College of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Warwick.
About 62% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
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Housatonic Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Housatonic Community College, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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Community College of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CCV is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.
Of the 26 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CCV, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Bristol Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
Women make up 63% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Massasoit Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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 25 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.
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