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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,224 people earned a degree or certificate in fine and studio arts, making the major the #67 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 13 students majoring in Fine Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#3

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Academy of Art landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, New York Academy of Art is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at New York Academy of Art Report

#3

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Buffalo State helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Buffalo State Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at George Mason University

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

About 83% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Of the 5 students majoring in Fine Arts at Lindenwood University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Lindenwood University

#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Tulsa

California State University - Long Beach ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at California State University - Long Beach Report

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One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 35 schools only.

  • 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 Jorge Royan.

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