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

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

With 127 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #16 most popular major in Kentucky.

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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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in Kentucky for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UK, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Asbury University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Kentucky. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Wilmore.

About 33% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morehead State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Eastern, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
North Carolina 274
Georgia 670
West Virginia 50
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 116
Arkansas 80
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

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 6 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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