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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut

32 Colleges
$27,177 Avg Salary
$25,508 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Connecticut to see which 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hartford the most popular school in Connecticut for visual and performing arts students. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at UHart take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $864.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for visual and performing arts students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $25,355 in student debt.

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#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wesleyan University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from WestConn carry an average student debt load of $26,326.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Quinnipiac take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.

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Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from ECSU take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at CCSU take out is $21,500.

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#10

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #10, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at University of New Haven take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $528, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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 26 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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