2024 Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Other Visual Art is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #201 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 master's degrees in other visual art during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other visual art students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other visual art students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt other visual art students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other visual art related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other visual art students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Visual Art in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for other visual art students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Other Visual Art

1

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

1 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Irvine if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other visual art. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other visual art from University of California - Irvine

2

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in other visual art needs to check out University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in other visual art from University of California - Santa Cruz

3

California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

1 Annual Graduates

California Institute of the Arts is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other visual art. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.More information about a master’s in other visual art from California Institute of the Arts

Best Other Visual Art Colleges by State

Explore the best other visual art schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	12

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Other Visual Art Related Rankings by Major

Other Visual Art is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Other Visual Art Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Visual & Performing Arts	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	753
Music	642
Fine & Studio Arts	439
Drama & Theater Arts	390
Design & Applied Arts	217
Arts & Media Management	70
General Visual & Performing Arts	60
Dance	59
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	12

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 Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.