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2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

5 Colleges in Connecticut
349 Master's Degrees
$26,927 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your master's degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #10 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 349 master's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut Your choice of visual & performing arts for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality visual & performing arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for visual & performing arts students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
210 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Yale University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
28 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Connecticut

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at University of Hartford. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Hartford

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Sacred Heart University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Sacred Heart University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Central Connecticut State University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Western Connecticut State University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 34 826
Rhode Island 32 49
New Hampshire 27 34
Maine 27 31
Vermont 25 73

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 188
Fine & Studio Arts 67
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 35
Drama & Theater Arts 21
Arts & Media Management 18
Design & Applied Arts 15
General Visual & Performing Arts 5

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