2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #10 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 125 master's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to visual & performing arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other visual & performing arts 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 easy is it for visual & performing arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual & performing arts related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Oregon

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Oregon

2

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Pacific Northwest College of Art is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	33	2,317
Washington	31	109
Hawaii	27	23
Nevada	27	45
Alaska	21	3

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	52
Music	48
Design & Applied Arts	24
Drama & Theater Arts	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 Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.