2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Of the 210 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Yale, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Out of the 48 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the # 2 spot on the list. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The New England Conservatory of Music is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 122 students majoring in visual and performing arts at The New England Conservatory of Music, 51% are male and 49% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 69% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 31% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
About 58% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Longy School of Music of Bard College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 27% are male.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
About 62% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
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Rhode Island School of Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Vermont College of Fine Arts came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Montpelier, VCFA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 931 |
| Maine | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 709 |
| Massachusetts | 5,195 |
| Connecticut | 1,531 |
| Vermont | 550 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 Majors Related 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.
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