2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts sits in the middle of the road, ranking #409 out of 815 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 19 doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in visual arts matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for visual and performing arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual Arts Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Texas Tech University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Texas.

There were approximately 8 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Texas Tech University

2

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Ohio.

There were approximately 4 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were about 4 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts needs to take a look at University at Buffalo. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York. More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from University at Buffalo

5

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in California.

There were approximately 1 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from University of California - San Diego

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

#1 Most Popular In MS

Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from Mississippi State University

Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

One of 1 majors within the General Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Digital Arts	4

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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.