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Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,464 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Pitt, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 80% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Bryn Mawr College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
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

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 5 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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