2023 Most Popular 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.
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 the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.
2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Of the 211 students majoring in visual and performing arts at IU Bloomington, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
About 52% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 48% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 164 students majoring in visual and performing arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 154 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Northwestern, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 53% are male.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 112 students majoring in visual and performing arts at OHIO Athens, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 45% are male.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 79 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UIUC, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges 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 |
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.
- 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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