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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California

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

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #155 most popular major in California with 61 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 California.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 62% are male.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at California State University - Los Angeles

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 California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern California Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in California. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

  • 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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