2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 112 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Savannah College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 476 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SCAD, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Out of the 112 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.
Of the 343 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Full Sail University, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
Of the 152 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Florida State, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Out of the 112 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Of the 119 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Liberty University, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Of the 115 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UCF, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
Of the 90 students majoring in visual and performing arts at U Miami, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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George Mason University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
About 79% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 21% are male.
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University of Florida 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 Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 62 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UF, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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University of North Carolina School of the 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 57 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNCSA, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Georgia State 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 #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical 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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 #13 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 54% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
Of the 46 students majoring in visual and performing arts at VCU, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 44 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNC Greensboro, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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University of Kentucky landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
About 69% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 31% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 18 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 19 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 20 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 21 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 21 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| Mississippi | 696 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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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