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Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #17 most popular major in District of Columbia with 192 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,135
Pennsylvania 745
Maryland 493
New Jersey 187
Delaware 34

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 3 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).
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