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Graduate Certificate in Fine Arts

Graduate Certificates in Fine Arts

18 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in fine arts is offered at 8 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 39% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 16.7% of fine arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fine Arts Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 18 people earned their graduate certificate in fine arts. This makes it the 485th most popular graduate certificate program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in fine arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 1,177
Graduate Certificate 18

Earnings of Fine Arts Majors With Graduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for fine arts majors with their graduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for fine arts students who are graduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in fine arts. About 61.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 7
Women 11
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fine arts graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 8 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in fine arts. Learn more about the most popular 8 below:

13 Yearly Graduations
56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for fine arts students seekinga graduate certificate is School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Roughly 3,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $51,624 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $43,654 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 13 people received their graduate certificate in fine arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. About 56% of this group were women, and 22% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, California
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Laguna College of Art and Design comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in fine arts. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $35,650 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $41,220 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their graduate certificate in fine arts from LCAD.

#3

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a graduate certificate in fine arts. Roughly 100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $43,000 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $43,000 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their graduate certificate in fine arts from PAFA. Of these students, 50% were women and 50% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to fine arts that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Art Studies 28
Art History 28
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 13
Painting 11
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 7

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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