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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

106 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
4,538 Master's Degrees
$33,179 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. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 106 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4,538 master's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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

Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region The visual and performing arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Associate Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Doctor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Overall Popularity in Visual & Performing Arts

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for visual and performing arts.


 

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for visual and performing arts students seeking a a master's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

15 Most Well Attended Schools for Visual & Performing Arts Students Working on Their Master's

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New York University
New York, NY
638 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to look into New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were approximately 638 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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The New School
New York, NY
318 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#21 Best Quality In NY

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out The New School. New School University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

There were approximately 318 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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223 Annual Master's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In NY
#7 Best Quality In NY

Pratt Institute - Main is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were approximately 223 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.

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217 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MD
#2 Best Quality In MD

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out Maryland Institute College of Art. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Maryland.

There were about 217 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent data year.

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196 Annual Master's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In NY
#10 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 196 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SVA in the most recent data year.

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176 Annual Master's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In NY
#28 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 176 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent year we have data available.

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162 Annual Master's Degrees
#6 Most Popular In NY
#4 Best Quality In NY

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were roughly 162 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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142 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In PA
#2 Best Quality In PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Pennsylvania.

There were about 142 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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The Juilliard School
New York, NY
140 Annual Master's Degrees
#7 Most Popular In NY
#18 Best Quality In NY

Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 140 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year.

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117 Annual Master's Degrees
#8 Most Popular In NY
#8 Best Quality In NY

Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New York.

There were roughly 117 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
108 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In PA
#14 Best Quality In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 108 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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103 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MD
#1 Best Quality In MD

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Maryland.

There were roughly 103 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
94 Annual Master's Degrees
#9 Most Popular In NY
#14 Best Quality In NY

Located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 94 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Bard in the most recent year we have data available.

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American University
Washington, DC
76 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In DC
#1 Best Quality In DC

The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 76 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
72 Annual Master's Degrees
#10 Most Popular In NY
#38 Best Quality In NY

Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn.

There were approximately 72 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Visual & Performing Arts students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
16 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
18 Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY New York, NY
19 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
19 New York School of Interior Design New York, NY
21 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
22 Purchase College Purchase, NY
22 George Washington University Washington, DC
24 The City College of New York New York, NY
25 Hunter College New York, NY
25 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the most popular visual and performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 34 662
New York 33 3,372
New Jersey 31 210
Maryland 31 389
District of Columbia 31 192
Delaware 24 48

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 1,441
Fine & Studio Arts 914
Design & Applied Arts 691
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 478
Drama & Theater Arts 381
Arts & Media Management 296
Other Visual Art 222
Dance 76
General Visual & Performing Arts 39

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 1,613
English Language & Literature 1,487
Philosophy & Religious Studies 884
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 665
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 475

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