Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Visual and Performing Arts

127 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Visual and Performing Arts at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 911 Associate 787 Bachelor 1,404 Master 501 PhD 127 Professional 7

Most schools offering it: California (211), New York (148), Pennsylvania (117), Texas (115), Ohio (87), Illinois (86)

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UNV

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

Visual and Performing Arts: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,911
Retention: 79%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 6,850

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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO

Visual and Performing Arts: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 31,543
Retention: 93%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 11,747

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University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Visual and Performing Arts: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 20,276
Retention: 77%
Programs: 140
Awards 2024-25: 4,829

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USM

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University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

Visual and Performing Arts: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,170
Retention: 72%
Programs: 109
Awards 2024-25: 3,977

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TCU

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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 12,938
Retention: 93%
Programs: 133
Awards 2024-25: 3,661

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Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Visual and Performing Arts: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 4,454
Retention: 82%
Programs: 115
Awards 2024-25: 1,331

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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 45,882
Retention: 97%
Programs: 172
Awards 2024-25: 15,568

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Visual and Performing Arts: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 24,404
Retention: 86%
Programs: 125
Awards 2024-25: 6,133

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UCC

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University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 19,938
Retention: 88%
Programs: 111
Awards 2024-25: 5,280

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Visual and Performing Arts: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 36,894
Retention: 86%
Programs: 247
Awards 2024-25: 9,826

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UTD

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The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,886
Retention: 90%
Programs: 92
Awards 2024-25: 9,890

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 17,499
Retention: 98%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 7,776

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NEC

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The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 853
Retention: 88%
Programs: 13
Awards 2024-25: 286

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,297
Retention: 94%
Programs: 173
Awards 2024-25: 11,456

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WVU

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Visual and Performing Arts: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 23,643
Retention: 83%
Programs: 170
Awards 2024-25: 6,060

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BSU

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Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Visual and Performing Arts: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 21,089
Retention: 78%
Programs: 196
Awards 2024-25: 5,931

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BGS

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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Visual and Performing Arts: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 17,594
Retention: 82%
Programs: 150
Awards 2024-25: 4,197

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,438
Retention: 97%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 9,499

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Visual and Performing Arts: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,109
Retention: 99%
Programs: 229
Awards 2024-25: 10,603

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UVC

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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

Visual and Performing Arts: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,409
Retention: 98%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 9,098

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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,384
Retention: 88%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 6,919

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Rice University

Houston, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 8,961
Retention: 97%
Programs: 89
Awards 2024-25: 2,880

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