2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
About 58% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 42% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
About 48% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 52% are male.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Of the 42 students majoring in visual and performing arts at IU Bloomington, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 40 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UIUC, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 59% are male.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
About 47% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 53% are male.
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Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 Related Majors
| 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 19 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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