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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #10 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 183 master's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 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.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts.

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

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

105 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual & performing arts. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Arizona State University - Skysong

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	32	805
Oklahoma	32	108
New Mexico	31	39

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	70
Design & Applied Arts	45
Fine & Studio Arts	38
Dance	9
Other Visual Art	9
Drama & Theater Arts	8
Arts & Media Management	4

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.