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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 91 students majoring in visual arts at UCF, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 45 students majoring in visual arts at Harvard, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in visual arts at Academy of Art University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in visual arts at MCAD, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbus College of Art and Design is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. CCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual arts at CCAD, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual arts at UCSD, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual arts at Cal State LA, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual arts at USC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in visual arts at UM, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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General Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 schools only.

  • 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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