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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #103 most popular major in New York with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the visual arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in General Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our analysis found Syracuse University to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at The College at Brockport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in New York. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in New York. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#7

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
Maryland 98
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 16

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 7 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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