2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Of the 44 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Florida State, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Of the 27 students majoring in visual and performing arts at U Miami, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
Of the 19 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UK, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Louisiana State University, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Of the 19 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UGA, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
Women make up 38% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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University of Memphis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
About 38% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 62% are male.
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Shenandoah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.
Of the 11 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Shenandoah, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at University of Virginia, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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 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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