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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 18,379 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 51% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 6% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at WUSTL, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kansas Report

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

Minneapolis College of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 72% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNL, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#10

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

Wichita State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large 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 by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 125
Missouri 267
Minnesota 133
Iowa 163
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 93
South Dakota 16

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 27 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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