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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Visual & Performing Arts is the 465th most popular major in the country with 999 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 298 other visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in other visual & performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other visual & performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the #1 spot on the list. Goddard College is a small school located in Plainfield, Vermont that handed out 24 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 148 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Full New York University Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #3 spot on the list. California Institute of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bard College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major. Located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s other visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Other Visual & Performing Arts at Bard
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 47 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s other visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Santa Cruz Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
Full University of Utah Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Towson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major list. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full Towson University Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
Northeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking, coming in at #10. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full Illinois State University Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Miami came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Full University of Miami Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
University of Rochester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s other visual & performing arts students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Other Visual & Performing Arts at University of Rochester
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking, coming in at #13. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 3 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read full report on Other Visual & Performing Arts at UC Irvine
Maryland Institute College of Art ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major list. MICA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Other Visual & Performing Arts at MICA
California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. California Institute of Integral Studies is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full California Institute of Integral Studies Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #14, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Visual & Performing Arts at LIU Post
University of Arizona landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 0 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Full University of Arizona Other Visual & Performing Arts Report
Nazareth College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. Nazareth College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Visual & Performing Arts at Nazareth
Bennington College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Visual & Performing Arts Major ranking. Bennington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other visual & performing arts degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Other Visual & Performing Arts at Bennington College
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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