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

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in general visual & performing arts sits in the middle of the road, ranking #172 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for general visual & performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 master's degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general visual & performing arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general visual & performing arts students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general visual & performing arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general visual & performing arts related body.

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.

More Ways to Rank General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general visual & performing arts.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Visual Arts

1

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

91 Annual Graduates

$47,409 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Central Florida if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.

Soon after graduation, visual arts master's recipients generally make about $47,409 in the first five years of their career.

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

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

7 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general visual & performing arts from University of Florida

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	182	11
Tennessee	166	0
South Carolina	146	4
Mississippi	145	0
West Virginia	112	4

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General Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major

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	98

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Arts & Media Management	233
Music	194
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	107
Design & Applied Arts	105
Fine & Studio Arts	75
Drama & Theater Arts	61
Dance	16
Other Visual Art	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.