2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 master's degrees in visual and performing arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for visual and performing arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 the Southeast Region

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

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

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#2 Best Quality In VA

Regent University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. 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 Virginia.

There were about 8 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Regent University

2

Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to look into Norfolk State University. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

There were approximately 5 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Norfolk State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Norfolk State University

3

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out College of Charleston. C of C is a large public college located in the city of Charleston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in South Carolina.

There were about 4 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Mason University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Virginia.

There were about 3 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from George Mason University

4

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WV

#1 Best Quality In WV

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at West Virginia University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in visual and performing arts. WVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in West Virginia.

There were roughly 3 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from West Virginia University

6

Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN

#1 Most Popular In TN

CU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lebanon. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Cumberland University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

#1 Most Popular In MS

Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Mississippi State University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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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.

Majors Similar 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.