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

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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 #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.

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.

#1

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

Our 2023 rankings named The College at Brockport the most popular school in New York for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Brockport is a medium-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 city of New York.

Women make up 80% of the visual arts majors at the school.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at The City College of New York Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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#4

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purchase College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in New York. 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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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

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 medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in New York. 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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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University at Buffalo Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best 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 is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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