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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

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

In 2020-2021, 417 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Indiana 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in Indiana for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Of the 28 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Ball State, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#3

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Butler, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 11 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #6, Indiana State University 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 city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Indiana State University Report

#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #7, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#8

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Ohio 791
Wisconsin 146
Michigan 469

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 11 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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