2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
With 493 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in Maryland.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Maryland to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland
Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Maryland Institute College of Art the most popular school in Maryland for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 11 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Baltimore helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Maryland. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Goucher College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland ranking. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Hood College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Morgan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,135 |
| Pennsylvania | 745 |
| New Jersey | 187 |
| District of Columbia | 192 |
| Delaware | 34 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 11 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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