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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular 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 San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in visual arts at Academy of Art University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual arts at UCSD, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in visual arts at Cal State LA, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual arts at USC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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

Western Oregon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

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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 6 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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