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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont

2 Colleges in Vermont
81 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$18,162 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for general visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 81 degrees in general visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts

The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in Vermont

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Vermont Schools in Visual Arts

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Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$14,867 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in general visual & performing arts has to check out Bennington College. Bennington is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Bennington. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bennington is a great college overall.

There were about 33 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual arts program report average early career income of $14,867.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$21,457 Median Starting Salary

Champlain College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general visual & performing arts. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Burlington. This college ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 38 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general visual & performing arts degree program at Champlain College get $3,295 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VT
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Northern Vermont University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. Northern Vermont University is a small public university located in the rural area of Johnson. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 10 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent data year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 159
Connecticut 241 5
New Hampshire 210 10
Maine 202 3

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General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Visual Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 49
Digital Arts 32

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 120
Design & Applied Arts 100
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 67
Music 63
Drama & Theater Arts 52
Other Visual Art 28
Arts & Media Management 19
Dance 14
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 9

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