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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 2 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

Women make up 44% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Georgia Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kentucky Report

Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #6, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

About 38% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University Report

University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #7 on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UofM, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus 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. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80
Alabama 86

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.

  • 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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