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

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

In 2020-2021, 163 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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

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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa 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.

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 Iowa.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 79 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Iowa, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Iowa Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maharishi International University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. MIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fairfield.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Maharishi International University Report

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

Of the 16 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Iowa State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Iowa State University Report

#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

Of the 7 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UNI, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Northern Iowa Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 125
Missouri 267
Minnesota 133
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 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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