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

a master's degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 115 master's degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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

Your choice of visual & performing arts for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality visual & performing arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual & performing arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt visual & performing arts 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 visual & performing arts related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for visual & performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Carthage College
Kenosha, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at Carthage College. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Carthage College

3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	34	909
Indiana	33	304
Ohio	32	637
Michigan	31	354

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	51
Music	34
Arts & Media Management	17
Dance	8
Design & Applied Arts	3
Drama & Theater Arts	2

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.