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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges in the New England Region
271 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,872 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #116 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 271 degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region Your choice of general visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of visual arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Visual Arts

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

Yale University is a great option for students interested in a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$23,715 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth if you wish to pursue a degree in general visual & performing arts. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth. This university ranks 41st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 14 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual arts program earn an average of $23,715 in their early career salary.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,215 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in general visual & performing arts needs to take a look at Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general visual & performing arts degree program at Boston University make $3,343 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

Northeastern University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general visual & performing arts. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 7 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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

Bennington College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general visual & performing arts. 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 roughly 33 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, visual arts degree recipients generally earn an average of $14,867 in the first five years of their career.

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Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
$25,312 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 27th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 23 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Lesley in the most recent data year.

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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 is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.

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. After graduating, visual arts degree recipients typically earn around $21,457 in their early careers.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of West Hartford. This university ranks 11th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from University of Hartford

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

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 roughly 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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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.More information about a degree in general visual & performing arts from Rhode Island College

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual & performing arts colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 159
Connecticut 241 5
New Hampshire 210 10
Maine 202 3
Vermont 194 81

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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 148
Digital Arts 123

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Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 2,151
Fine & Studio Arts 2,034
Design & Applied Arts 1,952
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,367
Drama & Theater Arts 985
Arts & Media Management 393
Dance 172
Other Visual Art 69
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 9
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 6

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