2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region

General Visual & Performing Arts isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #165 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general visual and performing arts. Combined, these schools handed out 39 master's degrees in general visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Master's Degree

The visual arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general visual and performing arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general visual and performing arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual Arts Students Working on Their Master's

1

Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus, OH

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general visual and performing arts needs to check out Columbus College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general visual and performing arts in Ohio.

There were approximately 15 general visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent data year.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general visual and performing arts has to take a look at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were roughly 9 general visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WI

#1 Best Quality In WI

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general visual and performing arts needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general visual and performing arts in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 8 general visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general visual and performing arts needs to check out Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general visual and performing arts in Indiana.

There were approximately 7 general visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	11
Ohio	195	21
Indiana	181	13
Wisconsin	166	0

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General Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Visual Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts	39

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	1,125
Fine & Studio Arts	492
Drama & Theater Arts	194
Design & Applied Arts	190
Arts & Media Management	158
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	108
Dance	22
Other Visual Art	9
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.