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

a master's degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 master's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 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 colleges for visual & performing arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

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 Kansas 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 Kansas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for visual & performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at Kansas State University. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Kansas State University

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

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

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	228
Minnesota	31	106
Iowa	29	124
Nebraska	29	74
North Dakota	28	15
South Dakota	25	16

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	74
Fine & Studio Arts	23
Design & Applied Arts	13
Drama & Theater Arts	10
Arts & Media Management	3

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.