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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut

9 Colleges
$27,177 Avg Salary
$25,508 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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 Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for visual and performing arts students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Connecticut. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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Out of the 9 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 suburb of Storrs.

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#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Connecticut. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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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 9 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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