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2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire

5 Colleges in New Hampshire
1,111 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,860 Avg Early-Career Salary
Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #10 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,111 degrees in visual & performing arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School

Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for visual & performing arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in New Hampshire

The schools below may not offer all types of visual & performing arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Hampshire Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
13.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Dartmouth College if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were roughly 67 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Dartmouth College earn a boost of about $2,386 over the typical income of visual & performing arts majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,232 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to look into University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Located in the town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 56 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally make an average of $27,232 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
756 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
20.8% Growth in Graduates

Southern New Hampshire University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester. This university ranks 3rd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 756 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Southern New Hampshire University earn $7,536 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
84 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
10.7% Growth in Graduates

Keene State College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts. Keene State is a small public college located in the distant town of Keene. This college ranks 8th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 84 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at Keene State College earn $2,960 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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New England College
Henniker, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NH
45 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

NEC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Henniker. This college ranks 13th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 45 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at NEC in the most recent data year.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Maine 37 263
Rhode Island 37 709
Massachusetts 37 5,118
Connecticut 35 1,514
Vermont 34 550

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 595
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 263
Fine & Studio Arts 130
Music 57
Drama & Theater Arts 43
General Visual & Performing Arts 17
Arts & Media Management 4
Dance 2

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