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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$29,959 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,776 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general visual & performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,144 and had an average of $24,433 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,366 general visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,844 and $26,582 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 general visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general visual & performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in general visual & performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 41 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Academy of Art University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Cal State LA

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - San Diego General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full USC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - Riverside

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Western Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual arts degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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