2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York
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.
The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York 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.
2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in New York.
Most Popular New York Schools for a Master's in General Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found The College at Brockport to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.
About 33% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 67% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 80% of the visual arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 60% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Purchase College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.
About 33% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
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Request InformationBest General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 Related Majors
General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 8 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.