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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rochester the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 23 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NYU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMCP, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Rutgers New Brunswick, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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 #8 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Catholic University of America came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 17 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CUA, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Catholic University of America Report

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #10, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
Pennsylvania 5,464
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

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

Majors Similar 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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