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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

With 146 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #16 most popular major in Wisconsin.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stout the best school in Wisconsin for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carthage College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Indiana 417
Ohio 791
Michigan 469

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Bonnielou2013.

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