2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New York

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 master's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in New York

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for visual and performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual Arts Students Working on Their Master's

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Purchase College
Purchase, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to look into Purchase College. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were about 8 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Purchase College

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to look into Brooklyn College. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were about 5 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Brooklyn College

3

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University at Buffalo is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from University at Buffalo

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The College at Brockport
Brockport, NY

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to look into The College at Brockport. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from The College at Brockport

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The City College of New York
New York, NY

CCNY is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from The City College of New York

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major

Visual & Performing Arts is one of 1 different types of General Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

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.