by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Vermont, there were 553 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,602 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 ’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Bennington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 96 degrees to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Vermont
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified ’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Vermont University Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlebury College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont. Middlebury College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middlebury, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont College of Fine Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Vermont College of Fine Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montpelier, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Vermont College of Fine Arts Visual & Performing Arts Report
Goddard College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Goddard College is a small school located in Plainfield, Vermont that handed out 37 ’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 ranking of #8, Community College of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Community College of Vermont is a public institution located in Montpelier, Vermont. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Community College of Vermont
Castleton University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual and performing arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Michael’s College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont ranking. Saint Michael’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #11, Landmark College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont list. Putney, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual and performing arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Norwich University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Vermont ranking. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual and performing arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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