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

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 550 degrees and certificates from a Vermont school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Vermont to see which master'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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Vermont College of Fine Arts the most popular school in Vermont for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Montpelier, VCFA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#2

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Goddard College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Northern Vermont University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Vermont University Report

#4

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Out of the 5 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bennington College

#5

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

Out of the 5 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Castleton is a small public school located in the town of Castleton.

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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
Connecticut 1,531

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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