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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$31,501 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 9,409 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,863 and $25,521 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual and performing arts.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 12 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the New England Region

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at The New England Conservatory of Music

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region list. University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Hartford

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 32 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Boston University

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Yale University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 18 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Harvard University

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Brandeis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Brandeis University Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Brown University Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 1 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Wesleyan University

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Tufts University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut Visual & Performing Arts Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 191 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Visual & Performing Arts Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 36 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Maine

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