2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 67% 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 Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 281 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Pratt Institute, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The New School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon 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 city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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School of Visual Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 70% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Manhattan School of Music came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Temple University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 121 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Temple, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The Juilliard School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 115 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Juilliard, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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With a ranking of #11, Johns Hopkins 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 city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Brooklyn College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 51% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Hunter College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.
About 57% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Syracuse University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
About 72% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 28% are male.
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With a ranking of #15, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Of the 78 students majoring in visual and performing arts at The American University, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 17 | Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY | New York, NY |
| 18 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
| 19 | Bard College | Annandale-On-Hudson, NY |
| 20 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 21 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 21 | Queens College | Queens, NY |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,574 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| New York | 16,536 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 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).
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