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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

28 Colleges in the United States
343 Master's Degrees
$39,171 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Visual & Performing Arts is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #172 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 28 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 343 master's degrees in general visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools The visual arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality visual arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general visual & performing arts students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Visual & Performing Arts in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general visual & performing arts.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Visual Arts

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12 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Southern California

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14 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from University of California - San Diego

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Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general visual & performing arts has to take a look at University of Central Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population.

General Visual & Performing Arts master's degree recipients from University of Central Florida get an earnings boost of about $8,238 over the typical earnings of general visual & performing arts majors.

More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Central Florida

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Florida

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12 Annual Graduates

UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from The University of Texas at Dallas

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco.

Master's students who receive their degree from the visual arts program make about $29,959 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from Academy of Art University

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
5 Annual Graduates

Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from Yale University

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5 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from Columbia University in the City of New York

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UM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Missoula.

Those general visual & performing arts students who get their master's degree from The University of Montana earn $13,206 more than the standard visual arts student.

More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from The University of Montana

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6 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from George Mason University

General Visual & Performing Arts by Region

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General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Visual Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Digital Arts 214
Visual & Performing Arts 129

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 5,778
Fine & Studio Arts 2,984
Design & Applied Arts 1,931
Drama & Theater Arts 1,611
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,610
Arts & Media Management 1,115
Dance 245
Other Visual Art 215
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

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