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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,195 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 9th 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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Berklee College of Music the most popular school in Massachusetts for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The New England Conservatory of Music helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Massachusetts. The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 49% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 118 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Boston U, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harvard, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Longy School of Music of Bard College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Longy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Of the 67 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Longy, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMass Amherst, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Of the 34 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Tufts, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 48% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 931
Maine 274
Rhode Island 709
Connecticut 1,531
Vermont 550

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

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 23 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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