2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 the Great Lakes Region
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 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
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College for Creative Studies ranked #10 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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