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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Ohio 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 180 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

About 47% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 53% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Ohio. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Of the 50 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Kent State, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Cleveland Institute of Music 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 large city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Miami University - Oxford, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbus College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CCAD, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #9, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 15 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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