2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,471 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Shenandoah University the most popular school in Virginia for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Shenandoah, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at University of Virginia, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly 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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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 5 spot on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Women make up 33% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 3,215 |
West Virginia | 405 |
South Carolina | 1,360 |
Florida | 7,291 |
Arkansas | 830 |
Mississippi | 696 |
Tennessee | 2,629 |
Louisiana | 1,147 |
Alabama | 1,142 |
Kentucky | 1,067 |
Georgia | 4,322 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 6 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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