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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New Hampshire to see which bachelor's 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in New Hampshire for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#2

Keene State College

Keene, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.

Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#4

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 9 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

Of the 56 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Dartmouth, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#5

New England College

Henniker, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

About 61% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 39% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Plymouth State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

About 62% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#7

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, NH

Colby - Sawyer College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Colby - Sawyer is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New London.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Colby - Sawyer, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#8

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

With a ranking of #8, Saint Anselm College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at St. Anselm College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

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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 9 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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