2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 1,911 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Missouri.
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.
The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri
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 Missouri - Kansas City the most popular school in Missouri for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.
About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.
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A rank of #2 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 college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at WUSTL, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Of the 21 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Lindenwood University, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stephens College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 72% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Fontbonne 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 #7 on the list. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Fontbonne University, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Truman State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
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Webster University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 920 |
| Minnesota | 1,711 |
| Iowa | 1,309 |
| South Dakota | 188 |
| 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 Majors Related 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 12 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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