2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the visual and performing arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Florida State University 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. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
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University of Kentucky 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 #9 on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 88 |
Florida | 995 |
North Carolina | 274 |
Virginia | 522 |
Tennessee | 156 |
Georgia | 670 |
South Carolina | 116 |
Louisiana | 163 |
West Virginia | 50 |
Kentucky | 127 |
Arkansas | 80 |
Alabama | 86 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 24 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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