2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 9th in California. In fact, 2,548 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 317 students majoring in visual and performing arts at USC, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 34% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Burbank.
Of the 200 students majoring in visual and performing arts at New York Film Academy, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Out of the 55 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Institute of the Arts is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Chapman University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, American Film Institute Conservatory did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, American Film Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 62% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Azusa Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Women make up 69% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 130 |
| Oregon | 185 |
| Nevada | 51 |
| Hawaii | 26 |
| Alaska | 3 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 25 schools only.
- 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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