2024 Best Other Visual Art Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Other Visual Artdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #202 out of the 306 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of other visual art. Combined, these schools handed out 7 doctor's degrees in other visual art to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other visual art students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other visual art students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt other visual art students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other visual art related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other visual art students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Visual Art Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Visual Art in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other visual art.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Other Visual Art

1

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in other visual art has to look into University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in other visual art from University of California - Santa Cruz

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

4 Annual Graduates

University of California - Irvine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in other visual art. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in other visual art from University of California - Irvine

Best Other Visual Art Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	122	2

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Other Visual Art Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Other Visual Art has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Visual Art Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Visual & Performing Arts	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	88
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	20
Fine & Studio Arts	16
Drama & Theater Arts	15
Dance	3
General Visual & Performing Arts	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.