Highest Job Growth Doctoral Visual & Performing Arts Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral visual & performing arts programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of Southern California leading at 3.5%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	University of Southern California	Film, Video & Photographic Arts	CA	3.5%	13
2	University of California-Santa Cruz	Film, Video & Photographic Arts	CA	3.5%	8
3	University of California-Berkeley	Film, Video & Photographic Arts	CA	3.5%	5
4	Texas Tech University	Visual & Performing Arts	TX	2.5%	10
5	The University of Texas at Dallas	Visual & Performing Arts	TX	2.5%	7
6	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Arts & Entertainment Management	OH	2.5%	6
7	Auburn University	Design & Applied Arts	AL	2.5%	5
8	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Design & Applied Arts	MN	2.5%	5
9	Cornell University	Design & Applied Arts	NY	2.5%	5
10	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Visual & Performing Arts	NY	2.5%	5
11	Northwestern University	Drama & Theater Arts	IL	2%	9
12	University of California-Davis	Drama & Theater Arts	CA	2%	6
13	University of Maryland-College Park	Drama & Theater Arts	MD	2%	6
14	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Drama & Theater Arts	NY	2%	6
15	University of California-Santa Barbara	Drama & Theater Arts	CA	2%	5
16	Harvard University	Fine Arts	MA	0.2%	12
17	New York University	Fine Arts	NY	0.2%	10
18	Yale University	Fine Arts	CT	0.2%	8
19	Columbia University in the City of New York	Fine Arts	NY	0.2%	8
20	University of Pennsylvania	Fine Arts	PA	0.2%	7
21	University of California-Berkeley	Fine Arts	CA	0.2%	6
22	University of California-Los Angeles	Fine Arts	CA	0.2%	6
23	University of California-Santa Barbara	Fine Arts	CA	0.2%	6
24	Florida State University	Fine Arts	FL	0.2%	6
25	University of Chicago	Fine Arts	IL	0.2%	6
26	Northwestern University	Fine Arts	IL	0.2%	5
27	Princeton University	Fine Arts	NJ	0.2%	5
28	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Fine Arts	NJ	0.2%	5
29	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Fine Arts	NY	0.2%	5
30	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Fine Arts	OH	0.2%	5
31	University of North Texas	Music	TX	-0.3%	54
32	Liberty University	Music	VA	-0.3%	52
33	Michigan State University	Music	MI	-0.3%	51
34	Indiana University-Bloomington	Music	IN	-0.3%	40
35	Florida State University	Music	FL	-0.3%	38
36	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Music	IL	-0.3%	37
37	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Music	AZ	-0.3%	35
38	University of Miami	Music	FL	-0.3%	35
39	The University of Texas at Austin	Music	TX	-0.3%	35
40	University of Rochester	Music	NY	-0.3%	33
41	University of Southern California	Music	CA	-0.3%	29
42	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Music	MN	-0.3%	29
43	Stony Brook University	Music	NY	-0.3%	29
44	University of Georgia	Music	GA	-0.3%	26
45	University of Kansas	Music	KS	-0.3%	26
46	Boston University	Music	MA	-0.3%	25
47	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Music	MI	-0.3%	25
48	University of Maryland-College Park	Music	MD	-0.3%	24
49	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Music	LA	-0.3%	23
50	Northwestern University	Music	IL	-0.3%	22

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes doctoral programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.