2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 79 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Iowa, 51% are male and 49% are female.
Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 78 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMKC, 51% are male and 49% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 49 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMN Twin Cities, 41% are male and 59% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNK, 6% are male and 94% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at KU, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Of the 30 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Missouri State, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Full Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 28% are male.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Wichita State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in visual and performing arts at WSU, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| Missouri | 1,911 |
| Nebraska | 727 |
| North Dakota | 160 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 27 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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