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

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 2 spot on the list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

Of the 75 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UHart, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

About 46% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Sacred Heart, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Out of the 8 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.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Wesleyan U, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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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 8 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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