2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in the New England Region for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Williams College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the New England Region . Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Emerson College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Endicott College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 965 |
Rhode Island | 54 |
Connecticut | 395 |
New Hampshire | 34 |
Maine | 42 |
Vermont | 73 |
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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 25 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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