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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 3,135 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York 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 New York to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson.

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#9

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 745
Maryland 493
New Jersey 187
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 34

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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