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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine

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$24,250 Avg Salary
$26,756 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 10th in Maine. In fact, 42 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

#1

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Maine College of Art the most popular school in Maine for visual and performing arts students. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Portland.

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#2

Maine Media College

Rockport, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maine Media College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine list. Maine Media College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rockport.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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
Connecticut 395
New Hampshire 34
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.

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