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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

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

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #194 most popular major in the country with 390 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Women make up 17% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Women make up 20% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

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General Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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Southwest
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One of 9 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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