2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in general visual and performing arts sits in the middle of the road, ranking #165 out of 326 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for general visual and performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in general visual and performing arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in visual arts matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general visual and performing arts students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general visual and performing arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for general visual and performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Regent University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general visual and performing arts in Virginia.

There were about 8 general visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.

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2

Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general visual and performing arts has to check out Norfolk State University. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

There were about 5 general visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Norfolk State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general visual and performing arts from Norfolk State University

3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Mason University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general visual and performing arts. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU 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 Virginia.

There were approximately 3 general visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general visual and performing arts from George Mason University

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	87
Tennessee	156	0
South Carolina	141	3
West Virginia	108	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Visual Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	114
Drama & Theater Arts	82
Design & Applied Arts	75
Arts & Media Management	58
Fine & Studio Arts	45
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	33
Dance	17

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.