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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 9th in Ohio. In fact, 4,641 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best school in Ohio for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oberlin College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Oberlin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University 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 #9 on the list. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,306
Michigan 3,433
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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 14 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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