2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 312 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Pick Your Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

The visual & performing 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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maine. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Maine

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 & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maine Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

1

Maine College of Art
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

11.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts needs to look into Maine College of Art. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Portland.

Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $23,121.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Maine College of Art

2

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

$24,848 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at University of Southern Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $24,848 for their early career.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from University of Southern Maine

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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