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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,179 degrees and certificates were awarded to general visual and performing arts students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #84 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California 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.

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

#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 California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college 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 California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in California. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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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