2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 16,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in New York 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 492 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NYU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New York. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Out of the 52 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 221 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New School University, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Out of the 52 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 184 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Columbia, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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Out of the 52 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Visual Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 145 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SVA, 30% are male and 70% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Manhattan School of Music did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 132 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Manhattan School of Music, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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The Juilliard School ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.
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Brooklyn College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Of the 97 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Brooklyn College, 49% are male and 51% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Hunter 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 large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Syracuse University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 72% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,574 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,464 |
| Maryland | 2,055 |
| Delaware | 182 |
| District of Columbia | 586 |
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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