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

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

In 2020-2021, 830 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Arkansas.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 54% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 72% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UAM is a small public school located in the remote town of Monticello.

Of the 17 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UAM, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Monticello

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

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

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #6, John Brown 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 town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at John Brown University

#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
South Carolina 1,360
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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 7 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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