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

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

With 493 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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

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

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the best school in Maryland for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Hood College

Frederick, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hood College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#9

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized 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
New Jersey 187
District of Columbia 192
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 9 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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