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

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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 4,322 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Georgia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Savannah College of Art and Design the most popular school in Georgia for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

About 64% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Georgia State University Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbus State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Georgia. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

Women make up 41% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Columbus State University Report

#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in visual and performing arts at GaSou, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Georgia Tech, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#8

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#9

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer 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 Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at VSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Tennessee 2,629

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 11 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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