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

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

In 2020-2021, 267 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri.

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

Women make up 49% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

About 62% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#5

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 18 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Stephens, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Mizzou, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#7

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Fontbonne University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 75% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri 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 distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#9

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University 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 #10 on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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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
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 12 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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