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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 10th in Maine. In fact, 42 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine 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.

#1

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Our analysis found Maine College of Art to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maine. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Portland.

Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Maine College of Art, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Maine College of Art Report

#2

Maine Media College

Rockport, ME

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Media College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Maine Media College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rockport.

About 82% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Maine Media College Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized 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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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 965
Rhode Island 54
Connecticut 395
New Hampshire 34
Vermont 73

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 4 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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