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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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.

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 .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly 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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#2

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 106 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maryland Institute College of Art is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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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#4

The New School

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The New School is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. 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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Out of the 106 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large 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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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Temple 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 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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#10

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, The Juilliard School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Juilliard is a fairly 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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#11

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #11 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 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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#12

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #12, Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#13

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #13, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. 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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#14

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #14, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. 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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#15

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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Honorable Mentions

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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