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Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the visual arts majors at the school.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the visual arts majors at the school.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Western Oregon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,179
Washington 13
Oregon 66
Nevada 20

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

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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