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

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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 49 master's degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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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:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual & performing arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt visual & performing arts students go into to obtain their master'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 visual & performing arts related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island.

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

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

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

1

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Rhode Island School of Design is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Rhode Island School of Design

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to check out Brown University. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Brown University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	34	826
Connecticut	30	349
New Hampshire	27	34
Maine	27	31
Vermont	25	73

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	36
Music	6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	5
Drama & Theater Arts	2

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.