Colleges offering professional doctorates in Visual and Performing Arts

7 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Visual and Performing Arts at the professional 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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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Visual and Performing Arts: 26 graduates in 2024-25
Professional

Students: 52,269
Retention: 93%
Programs: 210
Awards 2024-25: 13,144

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UCC

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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

Visual and Performing Arts: 26 graduates in 2024-25
Professional

Students: 45,026
Retention: 85%
Programs: 305
Awards 2024-25: 12,894

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Professional

Students: 56,311
Retention: 98%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 18,849

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Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Professional

Students: 1,771
Programs: 48
Awards 2024-25: 550

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Professional

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

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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Visual and Performing Arts: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Professional

Students: 29,640
Retention: 83%
Programs: 277
Awards 2024-25: 8,286

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Visual and Performing Arts
Professional

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

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