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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kentucky Report

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.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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

Majors Similar 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 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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