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

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in visual and performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #13 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The visual and performing arts doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Alabama

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts.

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

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Alabama if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. UA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Alabama.

There were about 9 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from The University of Alabama

2

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Auburn University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. 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 Alabama.

There were roughly 2 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.

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

3

University of Mobile
Mobile, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in visual and performing arts needs to check out University of Mobile. Located in the rural area of Mobile, University of Mobile is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in visual and performing arts from University of Mobile

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	58
Virginia	29	22
Georgia	28	29
South Carolina	27	19
North Carolina	26	25
Kentucky	26	16
Tennessee	25	7
Louisiana	25	34
Mississippi	24	13
West Virginia	20	12

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	9
Design & Applied Arts	2

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature	14
Theology & Religious Vocations	12
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	6
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	5

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.