2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 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 the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast 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 15% Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 84 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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Out of the 84 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
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Auburn 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. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.
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University of Kentucky landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga 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 #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.
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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 14 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 15 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 16 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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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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