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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

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

In 2020-2021, 554 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nevada to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the most popular school in Nevada for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

About 33% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nevada - Reno Report

#3

Sierra Nevada College

Incline Village, NV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sierra Nevada College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Nevada. SNC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Incline Village.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Sierra Nevada College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 22,397
Washington 1,718
Oregon 1,672
Hawaii 196
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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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