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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

13 Colleges
$29,198 Avg Salary
$26,149 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 931 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a New Hampshire college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Hampshire. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from SNHU take out $27,598 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southern New Hampshire University

#2

Keene State College

Keene, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Keene State take out $26,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Keene State College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from UNH take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

Out of the 13 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from NEC take out $26,990 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at New England College

#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for visual and performing arts students. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Dartmouth take out $14,319 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Dartmouth College Report

Plymouth State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Plymouth State take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Plymouth State University Report

With a ranking of #7, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#8

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, NH

Colby - Sawyer College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Colby - Sawyer is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New London.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Colby - Sawyer College

Manchester Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list. MCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Manchester.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Manchester Community College

#9

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

Great Bay Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Great Bay Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Portsmouth.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Great Bay Community College

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
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Massachusetts 5,195
Connecticut 1,531
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

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 13 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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