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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #194 most popular major in the country with 390 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the best school in the Far Western US Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Riverside Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Los Angeles Report

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 61
Oregon 0

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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