Colleges offering master's degrees in Visual and Performing Arts

501 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Visual and Performing Arts at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 911 Associate 787 Bachelor 1,404 Master 501 PhD 127 Professional 7

Most schools offering it: California (211), New York (148), Pennsylvania (117), Texas (115), Ohio (87), Illinois (86)

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NYU

Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 617 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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USC

Private nonprofit

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 372 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 46,566
Retention: 96%
Programs: 285
Awards 2024-25: 17,982

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FSU

Private for-profit

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 318 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 27,169
Retention: 53%
Programs: 42

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SCA

Private nonprofit

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

Visual and Performing Arts: 307 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 18,550
Retention: 86%
Programs: 30
Awards 2024-25: 3,897

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Visual and Performing Arts: 265 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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The New School

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 258 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 9,068
Retention: 85%
Programs: 63
Awards 2024-25: 3,030

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BCM

Private nonprofit

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 237 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 8,369
Retention: 89%
Programs: 14
Awards 2024-25: 2,368

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Visual and Performing Arts: 223 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 48,424
Retention: 91%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 20,593

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AAU

Private for-profit

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 211 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 5,498
Retention: 75%
Programs: 42

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MIC

Private nonprofit

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD

Visual and Performing Arts: 209 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 1,687
Retention: 83%
Programs: 30
Awards 2024-25: 634

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CUC

Private nonprofit

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 202 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 35,173
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 15,748

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MSM

Private nonprofit

Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 195 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 1,084
Retention: 93%
Programs: 11
Awards 2024-25: 357

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SAI

Private nonprofit

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 190 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 3,394
Retention: 84%
Programs: 13
Awards 2024-25: 902

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 178 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 23,856
Retention: 98%
Programs: 234
Awards 2024-25: 8,806

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Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 178 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 5,356
Retention: 88%
Programs: 39
Awards 2024-25: 1,741

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 160 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 37,737
Retention: 95%
Programs: 299
Awards 2024-25: 13,285

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JHU

Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Visual and Performing Arts: 156 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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NYF

Private for-profit

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 151 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 1,132
Retention: 66%
Programs: 12

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FSU

Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 149 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 43,889
Retention: 96%
Programs: 149
Awards 2024-25: 14,293

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NEC

Private nonprofit

The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 146 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 853
Retention: 88%
Programs: 13
Awards 2024-25: 286

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UCA

Public

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 139 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 47,335
Retention: 97%
Programs: 193
Awards 2024-25: 14,956

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SVA

Private for-profit

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 136 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 3,812
Retention: 85%
Programs: 20
Awards 2024-25: 1,145

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UCC

Public

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

Visual and Performing Arts: 134 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 45,026
Retention: 85%
Programs: 305
Awards 2024-25: 12,894

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The Juilliard School

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 133 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 1,073
Retention: 98%
Programs: 13
Awards 2024-25: 290

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