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

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #19 most popular major in Minnesota with 133 degrees and certificates awarded 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Minnesota State Mankato, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

Of the 7 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UMN Duluth, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 125
Missouri 267
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 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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