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

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

With 1,711 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #12 most popular major in Minnesota.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in visual and performing arts at MCAD, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UST MN, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

About 22% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 78% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Minnesota. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

About 71% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 920
Iowa 1,309
South Dakota 188
Missouri 1,911
Nebraska 727
North Dakota 160

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 6 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.

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