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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region

36 Colleges
$27,863 Avg Salary
$25,521 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

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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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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.

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#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

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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#4

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

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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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

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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#9

Emerson College

Boston, MA

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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#10

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

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.

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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
Massachusetts 965
Rhode Island 54
Connecticut 395
New Hampshire 34
Maine 42
Vermont 73

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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