2024 Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools

Other Visual Art 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 #201 in popularity out of 343 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 looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 215 master's degrees in other visual art during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Other Visual Art School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of other visual art for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other visual art program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other visual art students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other visual art students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt other visual art students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other visual art related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other visual art students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other visual art school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Visual Art in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other visual art.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Other Visual Art

1

New York University
New York, NY

111 Annual Graduates

$42,643 Median Starting Salary

New York University is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in other visual art. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.

Master's recipients from the other visual art degree program at New York University get $4,599 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in other visual art from New York University

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

26 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in other visual art. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in other visual art from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

1 Annual Graduates

University of California - Irvine is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in other visual art. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in other visual art from University of California - Irvine

4

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other visual art needs to look into Illinois State University. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.More information about a master’s in other visual art from Illinois State University

4

Towson University
Towson, MD

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Towson University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other visual art. Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a master’s in other visual art from Towson University

5

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

2 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester.More information about a master’s in other visual art from University of Rochester

6

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in other visual art from Northeastern University

7

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other visual art from University of California - Santa Cruz

8

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

4 Annual Graduates

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables.More information about a master’s in other visual art from University of Miami

9

Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

2 Annual Graduates

Bard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Annandale-On-Hudson.More information about a master’s in other visual art from Bard College

Other Visual Art by Region

View the Best Other Visual Art Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Other Visual Art Related Rankings by Major

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

Other Visual Art Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Visual & Performing Arts	215

Majors Similar to Other Visual Art

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	5,778
Fine & Studio Arts	2,984
Design & Applied Arts	1,931
Drama & Theater Arts	1,611
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	1,610
Arts & Media Management	1,115
General Visual & Performing Arts	343
Dance	245
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	13

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 Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.