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

3 Colleges in Minnesota
106 Master's Degrees
$28,353 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your master's degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #10 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 master's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota The visual & performing arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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.

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

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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 Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
29 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Minneapolis College of Art and Design

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to look into Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Minnesota State University - Mankato

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32 228
Kansas 30 97
Iowa 29 124
Nebraska 29 74
North Dakota 28 15
South Dakota 25 16

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 32
Music 31
General Visual & Performing Arts 17
Design & Applied Arts 17
Drama & Theater Arts 9

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