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

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #13 most popular major in Indiana with 2,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana 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 Indiana

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

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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#7

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis 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. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Indiana University - South Bend landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

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#9

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,433
Ohio 4,641
Illinois 5,502
Wisconsin 2,248

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 10 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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