2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Rhode Island

A master's degree in visual and performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 83 master's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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

The visual and performing arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Rhode Island 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

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

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual & Performing Arts Students Working on Their Master's

1

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

57 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rhode Island School of Design is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Rhode Island.

There were about 57 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Brown University
Providence, RI

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Brown University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 24 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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3

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rhode Island College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Rhode Island.

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

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Rhode Island.

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

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	884
Connecticut	30	369
Maine	27	31
New Hampshire	26	35
Vermont	25	90

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	39
Drama & Theater Arts	22
Design & Applied Arts	15
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	6
Music	1

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature	22
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	11
Theology & Religious Vocations	7
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	2
Philosophy & Religious Studies	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.