General Visual Performing Arts is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on general visual performing arts — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that offer general visual performing arts awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where general visual performing arts makes up the largest share of degrees in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts tops our list of the most focused general visual performing arts schools. Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts is a public school located in the town of North Adams. About 4% of the degrees Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts awards are in general visual performing arts, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #2 makes Lesley University one of the most focused schools for general visual performing arts. Set in the city of Cambridge, Lesley University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in general visual performing arts, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year.
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Berkshire Community College ranks #3 for general visual performing arts by degree focus. Set in the rural area of Pittsfield, Berkshire Community College is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Berkshire Community College awards are in general visual performing arts, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth ranks #4 for general visual performing arts by degree focus. Set in the suburb of North Dartmouth, University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public institution. General Visual Performing Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year.
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College Of The Holy Cross came in at #5 on our list of the most focused general visual performing arts schools. Set in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution. General Visual Performing Arts accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Harvard University ranked #6 on our list of the most focused general visual performing arts schools. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. General Visual Performing Arts accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year.
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Worcester State University landed the #7 spot among the most focused general visual performing arts schools. Set in the city of Worcester, Worcester State University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in general visual performing arts, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northeastern University placed #8 for general visual performing arts by degree focus. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in general visual performing arts, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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