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

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

With 493 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland Institute College of Art the most popular school in Maryland for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 20 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UB, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#6

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Goucher College 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. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMBC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#9

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #10, University of Maryland - Baltimore 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 Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,135
Pennsylvania 745
New Jersey 187
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 34

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 10 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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