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

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

With 80 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #13 most popular major in Arkansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

About 54% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 46% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UCA, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Monticello helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Arkansas. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

Women make up 12% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Arkansas at Monticello

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

Of the 4 students majoring in visual and performing arts at A-State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University 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. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at John Brown University Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
South Carolina 116
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Alabama 86

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 7 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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