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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$39,171 Avg Salary

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

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Minneapolis College of Art and Design to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . MCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 111
Minnesota 57
Kansas 84
Iowa 28
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 7

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

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

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 3 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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