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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #12 most popular major in Washington with 1,718 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school in Washington for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Western Washington University Report

Eastern Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 22,397
Oregon 1,672
Hawaii 196
Nevada 554
Alaska 60

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Bonnielou2013.

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