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

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

With 187 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey.

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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Jersey 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

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

Women make up 46% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Rowan, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Women make up 87% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

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

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in visual and performing arts at William Paterson University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus 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 suburb of Madison, FDU 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 #9, Rutgers University - Newark 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 Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#10

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,135
Pennsylvania 745
Maryland 493
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 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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