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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree 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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Hampshire 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Hampshire.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in New Hampshire for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized 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.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Southern New Hampshire University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at NHTI-Concord’s Community College Report

A rank of #3 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 midsize city of Manchester.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

Out of the 6 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Bay Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Portsmouth.

Women make up 17% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Lakes Region Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Hampshire. Lakes Region Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Laconia.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

New England College

Henniker, NH

New England College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

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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 6 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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