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

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

In 2020-2021, 125 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Kansas Report

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

Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Wichita State University

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 21 students majoring in visual and performing arts at K -State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Kansas State University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at ESU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Pittsburg State University Report

Fort Hays State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Fort Hays State University 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
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

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.

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