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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

61 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Minnesota.

There were approximately 61 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD 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 #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Minnesota.

There were approximately 40 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at MCAD in the most recent data year.

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3

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Minnesota State University - Mankato is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Minnesota.

There were about 8 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

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4

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in visual and performing arts needs to look into Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. SMU MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the town of Winona. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in Minnesota.

There were approximately 6 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at SMU MN in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UMN Duluth is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Duluth. 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 Minnesota.

There were approximately 2 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

2 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.

There were about 2 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	205
Kansas	31	110
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	37
Fine & Studio Arts	31
Design & Applied Arts	16
General Visual & Performing Arts	15
Arts & Media Management	12
Drama & Theater Arts	8

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	287
English Language & Literature	167
Philosophy & Religious Studies	33
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	29
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	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.