by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 8,484 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,197 and $24,016 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 893 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular visual and performing arts programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 343 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 152 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 90 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 62 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 22 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Florida International University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Florida International University
AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. International Fine Arts College is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #11, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of North Florida is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of North Florida
The Baptist College of Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking. BCF is a small school located in Graceville, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at The Baptist College of Florida
Barry University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 24 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 39 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Hodges University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Naples, Florida, and it awarded 0 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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