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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University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Visual and Performing Arts: 74 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 12,286
Retention: 76%
Programs: 194
Awards 2024-25: 2,739

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Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Visual and Performing Arts: 73 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 6,826
Retention: 66%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 1,689

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UNC

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston Salem, NC

Visual and Performing Arts: 71 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 1,111
Retention: 93%
Programs: 7
Awards 2024-25: 297

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UIU

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 70 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 59,238
Retention: 95%
Programs: 200
Awards 2024-25: 17,879

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SIA

Private for-profit

Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 70 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 188
Programs: 1
Awards 2024-25: 70

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SMU

Private nonprofit

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 68 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 12,116
Retention: 91%
Programs: 151
Awards 2024-25: 3,943

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TCC

Private nonprofit

Teachers College at Columbia University

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 68 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 4,401
Programs: 66
Awards 2024-25: 2,109

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SFC

Private nonprofit

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 67 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 439
Retention: 93%
Programs: 11
Awards 2024-25: 156

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 66 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 22,589
Retention: 90%
Programs: 222
Awards 2024-25: 6,875

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UCB

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University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

Visual and Performing Arts: 64 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 38,799
Retention: 90%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 10,325

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Visual and Performing Arts: 63 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 30,779
Retention: 90%
Programs: 231
Awards 2024-25: 9,128

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Rice University

Houston, TX

Visual and Performing Arts: 63 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 8,961
Retention: 97%
Programs: 89
Awards 2024-25: 2,880

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CCA

Private nonprofit

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 62 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 1,308
Retention: 87%
Programs: 24
Awards 2024-25: 379

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Public

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

Visual and Performing Arts: 61 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 41,725
Retention: 96%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 12,579

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MSU

Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Visual and Performing Arts: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 52,089
Retention: 90%
Programs: 268
Awards 2024-25: 13,223

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CSU

Public

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

Visual and Performing Arts: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 34,096
Retention: 86%
Programs: 189
Awards 2024-25: 8,384

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Visual and Performing Arts: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 30,259
Retention: 98%
Programs: 259
Awards 2024-25: 11,030

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Visual and Performing Arts: 59 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 56,311
Retention: 98%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 18,849

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ACC

Private nonprofit

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA

Visual and Performing Arts: 59 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 2,308
Retention: 86%
Programs: 12
Awards 2024-25: 644

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EIU

Public

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Visual and Performing Arts: 58 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 8,505
Retention: 72%
Programs: 80
Awards 2024-25: 2,399

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FIT

Public

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, NY

Visual and Performing Arts: 58 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 8,206
Retention: 91%
Programs: 30
Awards 2024-25: 3,563

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RIS

Private nonprofit

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

Visual and Performing Arts: 56 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 2,520
Retention: 95%
Programs: 19
Awards 2024-25: 691

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Visual and Performing Arts: 55 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 51,044
Retention: 96%
Programs: 262
Awards 2024-25: 19,199

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KSU

Public

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Visual and Performing Arts: 55 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 47,764
Retention: 77%
Programs: 127
Awards 2024-25: 9,368

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