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

9 Colleges
$32,741 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 267 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Truman State University the best school in Missouri for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lindenwood University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#6

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Stephens College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #8, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 125
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93
South Dakota 16

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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