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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 395 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our analysis found University of Hartford to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Connecticut. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

About 29% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 71% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Hartford

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Women make up 42% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Yale University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Connecticut Report

#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Wesleyan University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 965
Rhode Island 54
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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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