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

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

In 2020-2021, 965 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Berklee College of Music to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Berklee College of Music

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The New England Conservatory of Music is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 49% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 118 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Boston U, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 71 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harvard, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Longy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Longy, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Longy School of Music of Bard College

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Of the 45 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMass Amherst, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Tufts, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Tufts University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #9, Lesley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Emerson College

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 54
Connecticut 395
New Hampshire 34
Maine 42
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

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 23 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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