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

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 6 schools in Kansas 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 116 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. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Kansas ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. 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

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. 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 Kansas

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

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

51 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Kansas is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly 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 Kansas.

There were about 51 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

32 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wichita State University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Kansas.

There were roughly 32 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Kansas State University 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 small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a very 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 Kansas.

There were approximately 21 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Emporia State University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. 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 Kansas.

There were roughly 6 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year.

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5

Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Kansas.

There were roughly 3 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Pitt State is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Pittsburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Kansas.

There were approximately 3 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	205
Minnesota	31	112
Iowa	30	164
Nebraska	29	81
South Dakota	25	19
North Dakota	25	22

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	66
Fine & Studio Arts	26
Design & Applied Arts	12
Drama & Theater Arts	10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature	77
Theology & Religious Vocations	46
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	37
Philosophy & Religious Studies	29
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	13

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.