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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$28,667 Avg Salary
$22,440 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 54 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #15 most popular major in Rhode Island.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island School of Design the most popular school in Rhode Island for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Rhode Island Report

#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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
Connecticut 395
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

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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