2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned a degree or certificate in general visual and performing arts, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best school in the United States for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Regent University ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
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General Visual & Performing Arts by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts
One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.
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