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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rochester the most popular school in New York for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 46 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SUNY Stony Brook, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Columbia, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 13 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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at New York University Report

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Cornell, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#8

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 14% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Manhattan School of Music ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson.

Of the 6 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Bard, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Bard College Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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 13 schools only.

  • 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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