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

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

With 80 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #13 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Alabama 86

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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