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2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont

4 Colleges in Vermont
553 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,602 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 553 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School

Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Visual & Performing Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Vermont

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Vermont Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

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Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$17,256 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at Bennington College. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bennington is a great college overall.

There were about 96 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn about $17,256 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from Bennington College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
12.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Vermont if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 96 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career wages of $21,797.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
121 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$26,045 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to check out Champlain College. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.

There were approximately 121 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn about $26,045 in their early career salary.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,258 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts needs to look into Northern Vermont University. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were roughly 55 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career earnings of $27,258.

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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
New Hampshire 37 931
Maine 37 263
Rhode Island 37 709
Massachusetts 37 5,118
Connecticut 35 1,514

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 120
Design & Applied Arts 100
General Visual & Performing Arts 81
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 67
Music 63
Drama & Theater Arts 52
Other Visual Art 28
Arts & Media Management 19
Dance 14
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 9

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