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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 55% are male.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Central Florida Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 7 students majoring in visual arts at UF, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large 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 George Mason University Report

#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Regent University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Women make up 50% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Charleston is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Norfolk State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#8

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

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#8

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #8, Bob Jones University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 11
Florida 98
Tennessee 0
South Carolina 4
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 4

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 10 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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