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

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 791 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Ohio 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in visual and performing arts at BGSU, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 65% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kent State University at Kent Report

Cleveland Institute of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cleveland Institute of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

About 55% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Cleveland Institute of Music

With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Miami University - Oxford

Columbus College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. CCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 79% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Columbus College of Art and Design Report

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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

About 67% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Youngstown State University Report

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

About 40% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Akron Main Campus Report

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
Indiana 417
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

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 15 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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