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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 1,531 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

Of the 75 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UHart, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 46% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Sacred Heart, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Wesleyan U, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Central Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Vermont 550

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 8 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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