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

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

With 146 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #16 most popular major in Wisconsin.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Wisconsin 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 analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UWM, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Carthage College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Superior is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,053
Indiana 417
Ohio 791
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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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