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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 18,379 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,548
Washington 130
Oregon 185
Nevada 51
Hawaii 26
Alaska 3

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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