2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 965 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major 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.
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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 72% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 28% are male.
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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harvard, 39% are male and 61% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The New England Conservatory of Music is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 33% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Massachusetts. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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 |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 54 |
| Connecticut | 395 |
| New Hampshire | 34 |
| Maine | 42 |
| Vermont | 73 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 6 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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