2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Maine

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 4 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 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

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 Maine 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Maine

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for visual and performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Maine College of Art
Portland, ME

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Maine College of Art if you want to pursue a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Portland. 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 Maine.

There were roughly 16 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Maine College of Art in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Maine College of Art

2

University of Maine
Orono, ME

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In ME

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maine is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. 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 Maine.

There were roughly 5 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

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

3

Maine Media College
Rockport, ME

4 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to take a look at Maine Media College. Located in the rural area of Rockport, Maine Media College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from Maine Media College

4

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern Maine is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. 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 Maine.

There were roughly 3 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from University of Southern Maine

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	884
Connecticut	30	369
Rhode Island	30	107
New Hampshire	26	35
Vermont	25	90

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	24
Music	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature	48
Theology & Religious Vocations	42
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	1

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.