2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes 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 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,053 |
| Indiana | 417 |
| Ohio | 791 |
| Wisconsin | 146 |
| Michigan | 469 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
| 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 14 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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