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2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

32 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
2,495 Master's Degrees
$30,759 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

College Factual reviewed 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. Combined, these schools handed out 2,495 master's degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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

Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of visual & performing arts for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality visual & performing arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
209 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Northwestern University

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Michigan State University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
229 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Indiana University - Bloomington

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
134 Annual Graduates

UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
84 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from College for Creative Studies

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of Wisconsin - Madison

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Annual Graduates

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Ohio State University - Main Campus

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
208 Annual Graduates

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual & performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Illinois 34 909
Indiana 33 304
Ohio 32 637
Michigan 31 354
Wisconsin 31 115

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 1,245
Fine & Studio Arts 490
Drama & Theater Arts 211
Arts & Media Management 209
Design & Applied Arts 179
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 101
Dance 33
General Visual & Performing Arts 27

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