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

4 Colleges in California
60 Master's Degrees
$29,959 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 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 in California Your choice of general visual & performing arts for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full 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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Visual & Performing Arts in California

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Visual Arts

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12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general visual & performing arts needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.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 a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from University of California - San Diego

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the visual arts program make an average of $29,959 in their early career salary.

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

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13 Annual Graduates

California State University - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. Cal State LA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from California State University - Los Angeles

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1 Annual Graduates

University of California - Riverside is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR 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 - Riverside

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Oregon 158 0

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Visual Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Digital Arts 32
Visual & Performing Arts 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 744
Music 498
Fine & Studio Arts 367
Drama & Theater Arts 336
Design & Applied Arts 193
Dance 56
Arts & Media Management 51
Other Visual Art 12

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