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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$47,409 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region

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General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,954 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,128 and $26,925 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 117 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree visual arts students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Regent

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. College of Charleston is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at College of Charleston

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Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norfolk State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Norfolk State

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at West Virginia University

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

George Mason University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full George Mason University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Florida

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Bob Jones University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State University

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Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee

Cumberland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. CU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Tennessee. It awarded 0 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Cumberland University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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