Highest Job Growth Master's Visual & Performing Arts Programs

These are the highest job growth master's visual & performing arts programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with American Film Institute Conservatory leading at 3.5%.

Rank Institution State Growth Completers
1 American Film Institute Conservatory CA 3.5% 192
2 University of Southern California CA 3.5% 164
3 New York Film Academy CA 3.5% 141
4 Chapman University CA 3.5% 105
5 Columbia University in the City of New York NY 3.5% 94
6 Savannah College of Art and Design GA 3.5% 92
7 Full Sail University FL 3.5% 86
8 New York University NY 3.5% 77
9 School of Visual Arts NY 3.5% 65
10 Loyola Marymount University CA 3.5% 60
11 Academy of Art University CA 3.5% 52
12 Regent University VA 3.5% 46
13 California Institute of the Arts CA 3.5% 38
14 DePaul University IL 3.5% 38
15 University of California-Los Angeles CA 3.5% 34
16 CUNY Brooklyn College NY 3.5% 29
17 American University DC 3.5% 26
18 University of North Carolina School of the Arts NC 3.5% 26
19 Florida State University FL 3.5% 22
20 Rochester Institute of Technology NY 3.5% 21
21 Maryland Institute College of Art MD 3.5% 20
22 University of North Carolina Wilmington NC 3.5% 18
23 Atlantic University PR 3.5% 18
24 Johns Hopkins University MD 3.5% 17
25 Art Center College of Design CA 3.5% 16
26 Yale University CT 3.5% 15
27 Ohio University-Main Campus OH 3.5% 15
28 Northwestern University IL 3.5% 14
29 San Francisco State University CA 3.5% 13
30 Mount Saint Mary's University CA 3.5% 12
31 The New School NY 3.5% 12
32 California College of the Arts CA 3.5% 11
33 Sacred Heart University CT 3.5% 11
34 University of Miami FL 3.5% 11
35 Montana State University MT 3.5% 11
36 University of California-Santa Cruz CA 3.5% 10
37 University of Hartford CT 3.5% 10
38 Columbia College Chicago IL 3.5% 10
39 CUNY City College NY 3.5% 10
40 Rhode Island School of Design RI 3.5% 10
41 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI 3.5% 10
42 Vermont College of Fine Arts VT 3.5% 10
43 University of California-Berkeley CA 3.5% 9
44 San Diego State University CA 3.5% 9
45 University of Georgia GA 3.5% 9
46 Stony Brook University NY 3.5% 9
47 Wake Forest University NC 3.5% 9
48 Howard University DC 3.5% 8
49 Syracuse University NY 3.5% 8
50 Temple University PA 3.5% 8

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes master's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.