Graduate Certificates in General Visual & Performing Arts
Education Levels of Visual Arts Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 19 people earned their graduate certificate in visual arts. This earns it the #226 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in visual arts at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Master’s Degree | 327 |
Doctor’s Degree | 28 |
Graduate Certificate | 19 |
Earnings of Visual Arts Majors With Graduate Certificates
We are unable to calculate the median earnings for visual arts majors with their graduate certificate due to lack of data.
Student Debt
We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in visual arts. About 63.2% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 7 |
Women | 12 |

The racial-ethnic distribution of visual arts graduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |

Most Popular Visual Arts Programs for Graduate Certificates
There are 9 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in visual arts. Learn more about the most popular 9 below:
Harvard University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for visual arts majors who are seeking their graduate certificate. Each year, around 30,300 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $54,269 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $54,032 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 12 people received their graduate certificate in visual arts from Harvard. Of these students, 73% were women and 27% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.
University of Iowa comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in visual arts. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,016 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,256 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their graduate certificate in visual arts from Iowa.
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to visual arts that offer graduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Music | 681 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 94 |
Design & Applied Arts | 77 |
Arts & Media Management | 61 |
Other Visual Art | 40 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Image Credit: By Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0 under License
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