2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in District of Columbia

A master's degree in visual and 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. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 167 master's degrees in visual and performing arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in visual and performing arts matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in District of Columbia ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for visual and performing arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in District of Columbia

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

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

1

American University
Washington, DC

76 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in District of Columbia.

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

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

51 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out George Washington University. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very 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 District of Columbia.

There were roughly 51 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from George Washington University

3

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in visual and performing arts. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in District of Columbia.

There were about 23 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Catholic University of America

4

Howard University
Washington, DC

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to take a look at Howard University. Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 17 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Howard University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	51
Fine & Studio Arts	30
Design & Applied Arts	28
Drama & Theater Arts	25
Arts & Media Management	17
Music	16

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	213
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	73
Philosophy & Religious Studies	56
English Language & Literature	42
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	14

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.